2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, TN vs Cincinnati, OH

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Highlights
- Cincinnati spends 70.3% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Cincinnati than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cincinnati had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, TNCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,025$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,369  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,825$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9414573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    2 Reviews

Cindy · 
Over 4 years ago

Moved here from California and absolutely love it here in Portland, TN. So quiet & peaceful. Definitely a country setting. The landscape is beautiful. I frequently see  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Portland 15 years ago in order to educate my children at Highland Elementary and Highland Academy--private schools located in Portland. In the process, I  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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