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Lake Oswego, OR vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 15.1% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Pismo Beach than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%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.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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