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Elephant Butte, NM vs Poteau, OK

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- Poteau spends 25.1% less per student than Elephant Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Poteau than in Elephant Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poteau had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elephant Butte
 Elephant Butte, NMPoteau, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,521$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,423  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Elephant Butte    1 Reviews
Jean · Elephant Butte, NM
housing info not correct
Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  More

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Reviews for Poteau    2 Reviews
Neil · Poteau, OK
Very happy in Poteau
Over 13 years ago

I just stumbled on to a couple of high brow folk that don't like our town. I moved here about a year ago and I love it. It's not a trashy town, the crime isn't bad, I  More

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Paul · Poteau, OK
Living in Poteau
Over 14 years ago

I have been living here since Nov. 2009, when I relocated from Philadelphia and came out here to take care of my elderly Mother. As soon as I got here, I was infected  More

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