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Columbia, SC vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 9.2% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Lake Oswego than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  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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