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Silverdale, WA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 6.0% more per student than Silverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Lake Oswego than in Silverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silverdale
 Silverdale, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  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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