2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Olathe, KS

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- Olathe spends 25.7% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% lower in Olathe than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, OROlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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