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Lake Oswego, OR vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 6.9% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Pasadena than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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