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Dothan, AL vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 14.6% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in Lawrence than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALLawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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