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Lake Oswego, OR vs Simi Valley, CA

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- Simi Valley spends 23.9% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% higher in Simi Valley than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%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 Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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