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Ocean Shores, WA vs Grand Marais, MN

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- Grand Marais spends 5.7% more per student than Ocean Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.9% lower in Grand Marais than in Ocean Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Marais had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean Shores
 Ocean Shores, WAGrand Marais, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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Reviews for Grand Marais    2 Reviews

Grand Marais is everything one could want in a place to live, it is a community with a love of music, literature, arts, with equal doses of recreation, spirited  More

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i am a huge fan of cooler weather- i hate summer,heat, humidity- i live for the cold so Grand Marais would be ideal town to retire in- comfortable weather for  More

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