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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 30.5% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Oak Harbor than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  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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