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Lawton, OK vs St. Cloud, FL

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- St. Cloud spends 9.4% less per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in St. Cloud than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Cloud had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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