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Portland, OR vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 30.4% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Reno than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$9,842$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2516.1416.23
 Students per Librarian6144914573
 Students per Counselor299336530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN RENO, NEVADA
89502, 89506, 89523, 89509, 89521, 89503, 89512, 89511, 89519, 89501, 10 total

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