2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Harbor, WA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 1.1% less per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Santa Fe than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor
 Oak Harbor, WASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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