2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Oswego, OR vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 12.7% more per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in San Rafael than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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