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Lawton, OK vs Gainesville, GA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 1.9% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Gainesville than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton

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 Lawton, OKGainesville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,500$11,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703$11,001$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,333$6,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6114.5916.23
 Students per Librarian3074284573
 Students per Counselor306521530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.5%75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%26.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.4%1.5%

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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 Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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ZIPS IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
73505 73507 73501 73503
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
30506 30507 30501 30504

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