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Tucson, AZ vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego spends 74.1% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Lake Oswego than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Oswego had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  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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