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Lawton, OK vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 2.4% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Columbus than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKColumbus, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,775$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,958$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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