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Oak Island, NC vs Emerald Isle, NC

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- Emerald Isle spends 11.6% less per student than Oak Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Emerald Isle than in Oak Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Emerald Isle had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Island
 Oak Island, NCEmerald Isle, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,481$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5834573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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