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Seattle, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 23.8% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Oak Harbor than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,331$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5316.1416.23
 Students per Librarian98912684573
 Students per Counselor455397530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%28.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.4%1.5%

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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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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 16 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 16 years ago

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

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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
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98277

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