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Lawton, OK vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Manhattan Beach spends 51.6% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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