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Central Point, OR vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 26.6% more per student than Central Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Lakewood than in Central Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Central Point
 Central Point, ORLakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Central Point    2 Reviews

The climate is very temperate in this area of Oregon. We enjoy mild winters, average rainfall, very little, if any snow on the Valley floor, but snow is available for  More

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Over 18 years ago

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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