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Lawton, OK vs Rocky Ford, CO

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Highlights
- Rocky Ford spends 33.5% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Rocky Ford than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Ford had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKRocky Ford, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Rocky Ford    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you spend a short amount of time in Rocky Ford you can hear racist remarks most places. You see the hard working Mexican folks tending the fields and doing  More

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This place is a dream. Beautiful countryside and friendly people. Low crime. Low traffic. Low stress. Much more peaceful than living in a big city. Me and my husband  More

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