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Lake Jackson, TX vs Durant, OK

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- Durant spends 33.6% less per student than Lake Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Durant than in Lake Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durant had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Jackson
 Lake Jackson, TXDurant, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4334573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Jackson    2 Reviews

Lake Jackson is a really nice place to raise a family. The schools are great in this part of the Brazosport area school district. The town has a lot of white collar  More

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Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms.   More

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Reviews for Durant    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

This is the backwoods! Accepted to SOSU on full scholarship. Withdrew from the school after one week. I thought I traveled the time machine and went back to the 1950's.  More

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