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Lawton, OK vs Hobbs, NM

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Highlights
- Hobbs spends 3.7% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Hobbs than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hobbs had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKHobbs, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,926$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36994573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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