2024 Compare Cities Education:
Altus, OK vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 44.1% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Aurora than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,569$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,539$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6117.6816.23
 Students per Librarian33017764573
 Students per Counselor300353530
 Grade School Educ.7.7%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.3%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love the lake. It is like a tropical oasis in the middle of a vast barren  More

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Over 15 years ago

What I like most about Altus is the lake. It has a beautiful, red and sandy beach. I nicknamed it Little California because it is as close as Oklahoma get's to  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Altus lake. It has lovely scenic beach. This is as about as close as Oklahoma gets to California. I nicknamed it Little  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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