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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 17.7% more per student than Arroyo Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Lake Oswego than in Arroyo Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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