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Portland, OR vs Lutz, FL

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Highlights
- Lutz spends 43.3% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Lutz than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lutz had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORLutz, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Lutz    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lived here for 2 years - the growth is amazing. Schools are good as long as you are an involved parent (I would say this about almost any school district); have had  More

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Over 10 years ago

The teachers have no concern about the students. If you send an e-mail requesting tutoring, there is no response and the student gets no assistance. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are so very many foreclosures in Lutz it is awful. In the gated communities, there is at least a foreclosure every other street. If you check the web site for  More

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