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Lake Oswego, OR vs Pinole, CA

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- Pinole spends 18.9% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Pinole than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pinole had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPinole, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%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.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 7 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 Pinole    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I lived in Pinole for 7 years, and it is the most wonderful place in the world to live. You can find a huge variation of people and plenty of great neighborhoods. It's a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Pinole has a nice suburban feel that is uncongested yet is only 15 miles from San Francisco and the Pacific coast, just 20 Miles from the Napa Wine Country, and 3 hours  More

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