2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawton, OK vs Johnson City, TN

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Highlights
- Johnson City spends 12.8% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Johnson City than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnson City had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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