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Oak Harbor, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 31.2% more per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Seattle than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1418.5316.23
 Students per Librarian12689894573
 Students per Counselor397455530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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98277
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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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