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Oro Valley, AZ vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 74.1% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Lake Oswego than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  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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