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Lake Oswego, OR vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 7.2% more per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Foster City than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%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 Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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