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Seattle, WA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 6.7% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Lake Oswego than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$11,791$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5319.0116.23
 Students per Librarian9897444573
 Students per Counselor455355530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%0.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%13.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%72.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%7.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%5.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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 5 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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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON
97035 97034

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