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Portsmouth, OH vs Centreville, VA

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Highlights
- Centreville spends 23.7% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Centreville than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centreville had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, OHCentreville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Portsmouth is a poor town. However, Shawnee State University is located there--a good place to get a highly-affordable college education. The people there are very  More

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Reviews for Centreville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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