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Allen, TX vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 31.4% less per student than Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Shawnee than in Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Allen

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 Allen, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$9,382$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9315.1516.23
 Students per Librarian8004714573
 Students per Counselor405288530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Originally from Dallas, we moved to Allen 2013. We love the schools, my kids are getting a great education. My daughter was tested in the gifted program as soon as we  More

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Over 7 years ago

Allen is quite possibly the best city I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Everyone you meet is courteous, helpful, and respectable. The town fully supports one  More

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Over 8 years ago

We are planning a move to Allen, Texas and would like to know how many months out of the year are warm enough to swim? Getting ready to make an offer on a home and  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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ZIPS IN ALLEN, TEXAS
75002 75013
ZIPS IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
74801 74804

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