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Lake Oswego, OR vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington spends 34.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% lower in Wilmington than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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