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Oak Harbor, WA vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 30.8% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Northfield than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WANorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$13,690$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1415.1516.23
 Students per Librarian12689104573
 Students per Counselor397473530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%5.8%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 Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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98277
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