2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Reno, OK vs Big Spring, TX

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- Big Spring spends 17.7% more per student than El Reno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Big Spring than in El Reno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Reno
 El Reno, OKBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11414573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for El Reno    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in El Reno, Ok for 44 years. It is a very nice town to live in with alot of events going on throughout the year. It is not a perfect town, we have had our  More

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Simply put, the cost of living is very low, and that leads to neighborhoods that are run-down and even decrepit in certain areas. My house sits on the edge of the best  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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