2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portsmouth, VA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 56.5% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Austin than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, VAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,089  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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