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Sun City West, AZ vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego spends 77.3% more per student than Sun City West.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Lake Oswego than in Sun City West. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City West
 Sun City West, AZLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  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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