2025 Compare Cities Education:
Joplin, MO vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Norman spends 7.4% less per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Norman than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norman had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MONorman, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,452$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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