2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elko, NV vs Owasso, OK

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Highlights
- Owasso spends 17.1% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Owasso than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owasso had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVOwasso, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Owasso    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I Love living in Owasoo and Hate the fact I will have to move to Texas, My last 23 years in Owasso have been some of the best in my  More

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Over 19 years ago

There are so many new houses popping up in Owasso. What used to be vacant land is now being tilled up and sectioned off for builders. Great place to live and start a  More

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Over 19 years ago

....north of Tulsa. Most residents work in Tulsa and make the drive home daily. The town is booming, soon you won't have to go to Tulsa for anything....good shopping,  More

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