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Lawton, OK vs Elk City, OK

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- Elk City spends 10.3% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Elk City than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk City had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKElk City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,318$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%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.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Elk City    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Elk City has very friendly people! The climate is very good. Not exceptionally cold in the winter. Very little snow. Summers can be hot but not a lot of days of  More

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