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Healdsburg, CA vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores spends 1.3% less per student than Healdsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in Ocean Shores than in Healdsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Healdsburg
 Healdsburg, CAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Healdsburg    6 Reviews

The posted 71% statistic for registered Democrat voters is completely wrong per our County's Registrar's office. The October 21, 2016 actual statistics follow:   More

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Over 15 years ago

Unfriendly, overpriced....who could ever afford to live here other than the ever-growing number of creepy uber-wealthy snobs? The crazy funnny part is that California's  More

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It's beautiful here. But this particular city is geared toward the wealthy and the tourists. It didn't used to be... but at a certain point 20 years ago, the city made a  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 6 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 11 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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