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Portland, OR vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 1.4% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Minneapolis than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$14,406$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2516.0716.23
 Students per Librarian6147534573
 Students per Counselor299533530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%16.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%52.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.5%1.5%

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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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
55407, 55406, 55414, 55408, 55411, 55418, 55404, 55419, 55417, 55412, 21 total

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