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Lawton, OK vs Fayetteville, AR

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 1.2% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Fayetteville than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%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 Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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