2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingston, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 13.4% less per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Oak Harbor than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    4 Reviews

My wife, 3 boys and I moved here at the beginning of 2011. Kingston is very quiet, has friendly neighbors, reasonable home prices, nice farmers market, good schools,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kingston is wetter, windier and cooler than nearby cities. It lies in Puget Sound's 'convergence zone', where weather fronts typically collide. This makes for some  More

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Over 17 years ago

plenty of power outtages during the  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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