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Gibbon, NE vs Poteau, OK

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- Poteau spends 17.8% less per student than Gibbon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Poteau than in Gibbon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poteau had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gibbon
 Gibbon, NEPoteau, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,521$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,639  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gibbon    2 Reviews

Gibbon runs civil defense sirens at 7am, 12pm, 1pm, and 6pm, and any time the EMS sevice is dispatched. 3am, 2am, midnight, 4am doesn't matter. If you're retired or sick  More

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Warning! I live in Gibbon and it is NOT a peaceful rural town. Every day they run the tornado civil defense sirens at 7am, 12pm, 1pm, and 6pm. They also go off when the  More

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Reviews for Poteau    2 Reviews

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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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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