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Oak Harbor, WA vs Ocean Shores, WA

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Highlights
- Ocean Shores spends 8.7% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Ocean Shores than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$14,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1416.816.23
 Students per Librarian126842584573
 Students per Counselor397424530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%8.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%19.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.4%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 Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 9 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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98277
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98569

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