2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 20.1% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Oak Harbor than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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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 17 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 17 years ago

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

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