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Portland, OR vs Powers, OR

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- Powers spends 19.8% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Powers than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powers had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORPowers, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,707$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,662$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6364573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Powers    5 Reviews

My family lived there for 20 years. There was SOMETIMES a policeman in town,, ONE on the whole force, but they couldn't keep anyone for long so usually there isn't one  More

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Powers is the best place in the world to be a teenager! I only got yo live there one year.FUN a swimming hole like in the movies. everyone did sports whole town came to  More

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I've heard so much about Powers, most of it ungood, that makes it so I never want to step foot in that town again. Beyond the usual gossip you can hear in Myrtle Point,  More

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