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Laughlin, NV vs Ocean Shores, WA

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Highlights
- Ocean Shores spends 45.1% more per student than Laughlin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Ocean Shores than in Laughlin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laughlin
 Laughlin, NVOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Laughlin    8 Reviews

Boring little casino town. Good way to waste your life here. You got Meth-head city across the dirty river. Some water activities if you aren’t broke but that stuff is  More

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I divide my time between Laughlin and work on the road and I always look forward to coming back. I love the small town feel of the Laughlin/Bullhead City area and the  More

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Over 10 years ago

think of relocating to Laughlin. Every factor looks good except the air quality rating. I could understand this rating if the Mohave Power Station was still in  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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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