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Childress, TX vs Altus, OK

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- Altus spends 8.2% less per student than Childress.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.3% higher in Altus than in Childress. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Altus had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Childress
 Childress, TXAltus, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,569$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3304573
 Students per Counselor478  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Childress    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

nice and quite neighborhood. 1 bedroom large living room small kitchen small bath room washer and dry hook up house for sale plenty room too add on. fix upper needs  More

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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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