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Great Bend township, KS vs McAlester, OK

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- McAlester spends 23.0% less per student than Great Bend township.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in McAlester than in Great Bend township. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAlester had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend township
 Great Bend township, KSMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend Township    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

great place to live just came from  More

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Reviews for Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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