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Lawton, OK vs Colonial Heights, VA

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- Colonial Heights spends 23.1% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Colonial Heights than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colonial Heights had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,155$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,350$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9294573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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