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Lake Oswego, OR vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 36.6% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Punta Gorda than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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