2025 Compare Cities Education:
Maple Valley, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 23.8% less per student than Maple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Oak Harbor than in Maple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maple Valley
 Maple Valley, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Maple Valley    3 Reviews

We moved to Maple Valley 14 years ago from Kent, mostly for the school district. We have been very happy with the decision. Most of the state's best school districts  More

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Over 15 years ago

Quiet, beautiful, lush greenery and just 30 miles to Seattle. Take a load off and stay awhile.  More

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Being a resident of Maple Valley for most of my life. I know I wouldn't be where I am if it weren't for the teachers of Tahoma School District #409. Don't let the crime  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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