2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 34.4% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Oak Ridge than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, OROak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%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 Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 5 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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