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Portland, OR vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 27.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.2% higher in Santa Paula than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 31.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORSanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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