2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawton, OK vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 66.9% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Manhattan than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKManhattan, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%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    33 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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