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Portsmouth, NH vs Burlington, VT

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 2.3% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Burlington than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth, NHBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,056$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,034$20,332$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,039$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.712.5816.23
 Students per Librarian3332964573
 Students per Counselor210230530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%13.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%57.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.9%15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 15 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 17 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 7 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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