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Portland, OR vs Marion, IN

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Highlights
- Marion spends 37.1% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Marion than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORMarion, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,304$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5994573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Let me start off with a positive tone. Marion is blessed by its surrounding small towns. if you like to just drive and the beautifully manicured farms of corn and soy,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kokomo, in water rendered undrinkable: I miss my home town water....Marion,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I found that the water would give me a bad case of diarhea. nothing more unpleasent than that. I lived there four two years and after a awhile I figured maybe it was the  More

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