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Arvada, CO vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 40.7% more per student than Arvada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Lake Oswego than in Arvada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arvada
 Arvada, COLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  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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