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Lake Oswego, OR vs Mercer Island, WA

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- Mercer Island spends 7.1% more per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Mercer Island than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mercer Island had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.5%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 Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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