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Sault Ste. Marie, MI vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 38.4% more per student than Sault Ste. Marie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Portland than in Sault Ste. Marie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sault Ste. Marie
 Sault Ste. Marie, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sault Ste. Marie    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

As of the last few years, with education spending cuts, our student to teacher ratio is now somewhere near 31-32 students per classroom. The only exception is our  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is cold up here! I am bummed there isn't more to do inside with little ones when it is so cold for months.  More

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If you enjoy Winter and cool Summers, you may enjoy living here. Snowfall usually begins in December and lasts until late April. The last few years Winter weather has  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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