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Lawton, OK vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 11.1% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Shawnee than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton

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 Lawton, OKShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,500$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703$9,382$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,333$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6115.1516.23
 Students per Librarian3074714573
 Students per Counselor306288530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.5%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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 LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
73505 73507 73501 73503
ZIPS IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
74801 74804

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