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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 28.1% more per student than Rancho Santa Margarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Portland than in Rancho Santa Margarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Santa Margarita

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 Rancho Santa Margarita, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2117.2516.23
 Students per Librarian163836144573
 Students per Counselor595299530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Rancho Santa Margarita    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've raised my son here, and have couldn't asked for a better place to do so. Weather is great year-round (although it can get brutally hot and dry sometimes), the  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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ZIPS IN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA
92688 92678
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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