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Fort Payne, AL vs Skiatook, OK

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Highlights
- Skiatook spends 14.5% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Skiatook than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Skiatook had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALSkiatook, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,511$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,870$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3534573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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Reviews for Skiatook    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I moved to Skiatook 4 years ago because I like to fish the nearby lake. While there are still some of the small town Oklahoma issues, the drug problem that  More

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I moved to Skiatook when I was six years old. It wasn't a bad little town in 1996. However, it is slowly going downhill. Although it does have a beautiful lake, with  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here in 1980 at 12 years old....I finished growing up here and raised my chldren here....I am now 40 and cant belive how this perfect all American town has  More

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