2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 1.8% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Palo Alto than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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