2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shelburne, VT vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 21.2% less per student than Shelburne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Portland than in Shelburne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelburne
 Shelburne, VTPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Shelburne    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

farmers market - lake champlain - ride your bike right out your front door for fantastic road riding - also bike paths - great schools - nice people - great health clubs  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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