2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Harbor, WA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 16.3% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Portland than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor
 Oak Harbor, WAPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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