2024 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Ripon, CA

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Highlights
- Ripon spends 26.7% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Ripon than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ripon had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORRipon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$12,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2522.8816.23
 Students per Librarian614234364573
 Students per Counselor299566530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%33.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%25.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%0.9%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 Ripon    6 Reviews

Ripon, CA. Is one of the finest small towns in the Central Valley. Very little crime, almost 100 cameras all over town that the Ripon P.D monitors, very slow growth,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 17 years. We raised all three of our children here. Some of the schools are outdated and old fashion. Small town atmosphere. The city of Ripon works  More

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Coming home from work is like going on vacation. I cross the river into a larger city, Modesto,CA., to work daily. The hustle and bustle, rude drivers, etc., in  More

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