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Wilson, NC vs Portland, MI

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Highlights
- Portland spends 39.6% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Portland than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCPortland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,719$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,275$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7874573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Portland    3 Reviews

Arrogant and ignorant- They believe nowhere is better than Portland and that they are some of the best people you could ever be around which tells you how small their  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live in Alabama, but spent several years in the Portland, Michigan area. Portland is an amazingly beautiful town on two rivers. The town has an awesome walking trail  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live in Alabama, but spent several years in the Portland, Michigan area. Portland is an amazingly beautiful town on two rivers. The town has an awesome walking trail  More

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