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Chapel Hill, NC vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 20.5% more per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% higher in Lake Oswego than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor280  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.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  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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