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Lawton, OK vs Los Banos, CA

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- Los Banos spends 24.6% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Los Banos than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Banos had 21.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 8 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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