2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Cave Creek, AZ

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- Cave Creek spends 43.6% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Cave Creek than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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