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Tacoma, WA vs Oakhurst, CA

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Highlights
- Oakhurst spends 7.4% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Oakhurst than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakhurst had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAOakhurst, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 5 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Oakhurst    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

When researching or commenting on the water quality in Oakhurst it is important to know if the property is on a water system or a private well, to lump all into one  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from a much larger community, we really didn't expect much from the high school, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Yosemite High School has a wide variety  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a nice town to raise a family. It is much cleaner, air is better, and if you have a hard-rock well like we do, the water is very good. Our family who live in  More

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