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Granite Falls, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 13.6% less per student than Granite Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Oak Harbor than in Granite Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Granite Falls
 Granite Falls, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Granite Falls    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I currently reside in Granite Falls, Washington and I absolutely love it. The people are friendly and I always feel at home when out in the community. I work in a busy  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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