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Lake Oswego, OR vs Anacortes, WA

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- Anacortes spends 3.5% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Anacortes than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anacortes had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORAnacortes, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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