2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portsmouth, OH vs Nelsonville, OH

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Highlights
- Nelsonville spends 12.6% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Nelsonville than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nelsonville had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, OHNelsonville, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,991$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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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