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Altus, OK vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 60.8% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.1% higher in Madera than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 30.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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