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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 1.1% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.3% higher in Lake Oswego than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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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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