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Santa Maria, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 12.1% more per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Lake Oswego than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 58.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  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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