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Oak Harbor, WA vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 10.0% less per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Detroit than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WADetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1417.7416.23
 Students per Librarian126814714573
 Students per Counselor397617530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 16 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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ZIPS IN OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON
98277
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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