2024 Compare Cities Education:
Ocean City, MD vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 13.8% less per student than Ocean City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Seattle than in Ocean City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean City
 Ocean City, MDSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,295$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,581$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,098$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.518.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4259894573
 Students per Counselor284455530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.8%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 11 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  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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