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Durham, NC vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 61.3% more per student than Durham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in Lake Oswego than in Durham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durham
 Durham, NCLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,906  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  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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