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Lawton, OK vs Cedar City, UT

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- Cedar City spends 25.3% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.6% higher in Cedar City than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar City had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKCedar City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock60764573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 8 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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