2024 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 13.4% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Oak Harbor than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$14,331$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5416.1416.23
 Students per Librarian189912684573
 Students per Counselor368397530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%28.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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