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Lawton, OK vs Mishawaka, IN

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- Mishawaka spends 10.6% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Mishawaka than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mishawaka had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKMishawaka, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Mishawaka    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here all my life and it sucks. There's nothing interesting here it really really is boring. everyone is either hillbilly or think they are better than other  More

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Over 15 years ago

In Northern Indiana the Summers can get very warm and humid, often producing thunderstorms or tornadoes. Unfortunately, the Summers seems to go by so fast, sometimes  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is no growth. Through construction there is the appearance of growth, but no real growth. There are many new building laying vacant. Many old ones that are  More

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