2025 Compare Cities Education:
Altus, OK vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 19.3% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Charlotte than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 16 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 16 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 16 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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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