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Stanwood, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Oak Harbor spends 13.6% less per student than Stanwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Oak Harbor than in Stanwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Harbor had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stanwood
 Stanwood, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,301$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12684573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.38.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Stanwood    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NEW TRAIN STATION AND THE UFF DA SHOP BEING AS A CITIZEN OF STANWOOD WE COULD UPHOLD THE SUMMER  More

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We moved to Camano Island, just west of Stanwood, from California over a year ago. The quality of life here for our family is fantastic. The weather is fantastic, the  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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