2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 22.5% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Medford than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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