2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Knoxville, TN

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Highlights
- Knoxville spends 48.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Knoxville than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Knoxville had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%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 Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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