2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shrewsbury, MA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 9.9% less per student than Shrewsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Portland than in Shrewsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shrewsbury
 Shrewsbury, MAPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Shrewsbury    3 Reviews

Having been a resident of Shrewsbury since 1978, I can attest to the findings. As a realtor sharing the views of other realtors, Shrewsbury, I can understand why  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise your  More

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Over 13 years ago

Shrewsbury resembles a Norman Rockwell painting in the winter months. a suburb of both Boston and downtown Worcester, 50 miles from Boston and 15 minutes from  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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