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Lake Oswego, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 10.0% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Petaluma than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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