2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Bend, KS vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 3.8% more per student than Great Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Oak Harbor than in Great Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  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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