2025 Compare Cities Education:
Birmingham, MI vs Lake Oswego, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 23.3% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Lake Oswego than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MILake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

   |    Reply

Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Birmingham

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lake Oswego


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.