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Lake Oswego, OR vs Roanoke, VA

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- Roanoke spends 24.8% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Roanoke than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8554573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%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 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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