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Lake Oswego, OR vs Las Cruces, NM

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- Las Cruces spends 34.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Las Cruces than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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