2026 Compare Cities Education:
Sweet Home, OR vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Lowell spends 31.1% more per student than Sweet Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% lower in Lowell than in Sweet Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweet Home
 Sweet Home, ORLowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 8 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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