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Bristow, OK vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 1.9% more per student than Bristow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Shawnee than in Bristow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristow
 Bristow, OKShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,217  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bristow    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The teachers and education structure within the Bristow schools is wonderful.I am so appreciative to all of the dedication to the students to further their knowledge and  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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