2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawton, OK vs Knoxville, TN

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Highlights
- Knoxville spends 15.7% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Knoxville than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Knoxville had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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