2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 35.6% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in Fort Smith than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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