2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Harbor, WA vs Galax, VA

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Highlights
- Galax spends 20.1% less per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Galax than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galax had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor
 Oak Harbor, WAGalax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,229$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,820$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6774573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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