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Powell, WY vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 15.2% less per student than Powell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% higher in Oak Harbor than in Powell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powell
 Powell, WYOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,767  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 17 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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