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Portland, OR vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 22.1% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Sacramento than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2522.7516.23
 Students per Librarian61463214573
 Students per Counselor299641530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%35.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total

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