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Mercer Island, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 23.8% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Oak Harbor than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, 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.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to 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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