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Ocean Shores, WA vs Nampa, ID

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- Nampa spends 50.1% less per student than Ocean Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Nampa than in Ocean Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean Shores
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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