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Barstow, CA vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores spends 13.3% more per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Ocean Shores than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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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