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Lawton, OK vs Dearborn Heights, MI

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- Dearborn Heights spends 19.7% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Dearborn Heights than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dearborn Heights had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKDearborn Heights, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%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.  Unlock7.0%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 Dearborn Heights    2 Reviews

I have lived in Dearborn Heights for 11 years and I can tell you that it is not 91% white anymore. The current census counts Arab people as white, so it is flawed. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a very good place to live. The religious population is quite diverse and we need to learn from one  More

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