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Berkeley, CA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 14.0% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Oak Harbor than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  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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