2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rainier, OR vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 32.0% more per student than Rainier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Portland than in Rainier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rainier
 Rainier, ORPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,798  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Rainier    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you want a ton of drugs around you, police who do nothing when something happens, junk public schools, and high property taxes - this is the place for you. Oh and egg  More

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We came to Rainier 5 years ago from Tillamook on the coast. The weather is pretty much the same as for the coast except in summer, so if you're not right on the river  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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