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Mount Vernon, WA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 3.6% more per student than Mount Vernon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Lake Oswego than in Mount Vernon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Vernon
 Mount Vernon, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  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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