2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wichita, KS vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 39.6% more per student than Wichita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.9% higher in Portland than in Wichita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wichita
 Wichita, KSPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  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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