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Boulder, CO vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 16.0% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Lake Oswego than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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