2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 18.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Riverside than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORRiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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