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Portsmouth, NH vs Lebanon, NH

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Highlights
- Lebanon spends 12.2% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Lebanon than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lebanon had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, NHLebanon, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,034  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2534573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 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 16 years ago

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

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Over 18 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 Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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