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Oak Harbor, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 11.6% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Salem than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1418.4416.23
 Students per Librarian12686454573
 Students per Counselor397353530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.4%1.5%

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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 16 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 16 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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ZIPS IN OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON
98277
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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