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Portsmouth, VA vs Killingly, CT

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Highlights
- Killingly spends 95.7% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Killingly than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Killingly had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, VAKillingly, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,089  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,348$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5184573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Killingly    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a nasty, vile, racist town that would rather elect a well known White Nationalist racist to the school board than change their racist school name. People in town  More

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Over 11 years ago

Killingly is in my opinion not a great place to live anymore, the cost of living is to high. Most jobs in town are now low paying retail. We use to have mill/factory  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Northeastern Ct. for a good part of my life and in Killingly for most of it. I think the quality of life is good there and the community keeps up with  More

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