2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 42.8% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Melbourne than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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