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Austin, TX vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Lawton spends 41.9% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Lawton than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawton had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,333$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3074573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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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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