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Durant, OK vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Lawton spends 16.1% more per student than Durant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Lawton than in Durant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawton had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durant
 Durant, OKLawton, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,288  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,333$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3074573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Durant    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

This is the backwoods! Accepted to SOSU on full scholarship. Withdrew from the school after one week. I thought I traveled the time machine and went back to the 1950's.  More

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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