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Yorktown, VA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 50.7% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Portland than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  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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