2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oceanside, NY vs Lewes, DE

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- Lewes spends 44.9% less per student than Oceanside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Lewes than in Oceanside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewes had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oceanside
 Oceanside, NYLewes, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oceanside    2 Reviews

Oceanside may not have the best of anything, but it has just about everything. Long Beach Road, the main thoroughfare running through Oceanside, will take you to the  More

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and it is dropping slower than the rest of the country. Property taxes? FUGGEDABOUTIT!! Don't move to Nassau County NY if you can at all help it. Sinking  More

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Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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