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Portland, OR vs Three Forks, MT

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Highlights
- Three Forks spends 22.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Three Forks than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Three Forks had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORThree Forks, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,164$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Three Forks    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in the country outside of Three Forks for years and loved it. It is beautiful, fun, and close to everything. No jobs really, but Bozeman and even Butte or Helena  More

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I spent 12 long years in the Three Forks school system. Then spent 2 years taking remedial classes to get an  More

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I was born in Three Forks and lived there for a total of 25 years. Left forever in 1988 and never looked back. Two major employers, a talc mill and a cement plant.   More

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