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Lake Oswego, OR vs Tigard, OR

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- Tigard spends 6.3% more per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Tigard than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tigard had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORTigard, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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