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Lake Oswego, OR vs Okeechobee, FL

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Highlights
- Okeechobee spends 48.4% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Okeechobee than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Okeechobee had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, OROkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12814573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 16 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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