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Lake Oswego, OR vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green spends 32.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Bowling Green than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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