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Oak Harbor, WA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor spends 26.8% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Friday Harbor than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor
 Oak Harbor, WAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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