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Altus, OK vs Commerce, TX

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Highlights
- Commerce spends 11.0% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in Commerce than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKCommerce, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,732$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,152$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10884573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%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.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Commerce    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to  More

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Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority,  More

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