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Oak Harbor, WA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 18.1% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Mount Vernon than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor
 Oak Harbor, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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