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Clarkton, NC vs Okeechobee, FL

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Highlights
- Okeechobee spends 17.0% less per student than Clarkton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Okeechobee than in Clarkton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Okeechobee had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarkton
 Clarkton, NCOkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,012  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12814573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Clarkton    1 Reviews

Clarkton, a small town located down east in North Carolina, is a "sleeper" for real estate investors and people seeking a better quality of life for rearing their  More

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 16 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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