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Burlington, WA vs Poteau, OK

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- Poteau spends 41.8% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Poteau than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poteau had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, WAPoteau, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,521$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Burlington schools are facing bankruptcy and reorganization. All of the schools, with the exception of one, failed state testing guidelines. For this reason we are  More

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Reviews for Poteau    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I just stumbled on to a couple of high brow folk that don't like our town. I moved here about a year ago and I love it. It's not a trashy town, the crime isn't bad, I  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have been living here since Nov. 2009, when I relocated from Philadelphia and came out here to take care of my elderly Mother. As soon as I got here, I was infected  More

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