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Bethany, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 5.9% less per student than Bethany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Lake Oswego than in Bethany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethany
 Bethany, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 4 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  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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