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2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Valley City, UT vs Portland, ME

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- Portland spends 62.7% more per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.0% lower in Portland than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City
 West Valley City, UTPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews
Brandon · Salt Lake City, UT
Further West is Good
Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Tonga · Salt Lake City, UT
Love it
Over 11 years ago

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Jack · Portland, ME
Ruined by pandemic, Not worth cost to live here
Over 4 years ago

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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Zoe · Grand Rapids, MI
Tears and Jimmy Johns
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 · 
bad experience!!
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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