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Lake Oswego, OR vs McMinnville, OR

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- McMinnville spends 25.6% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in McMinnville than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McMinnville had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORMcMinnville, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,941$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Mcminnville    4 Reviews

I lived in McMinnville for 4 years. The Air quality you listed for this quaint little town in a bit off. The Willamette Valley had some serious smoke issues from a Big  More

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Over 11 years ago

If it sounds too good to be true, chances are, it is. So it goes with "The People's Republic of Oregon", one of the most patently dishonest marketing labels ever applied  More

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Over 16 years ago

I enjoy living here in the North west in Mcminnville, Oregon! It's clean,beautiful,and a more family oriented town! I miss my kids and some family in Central Valley  More

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