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Lawton, OK vs Youngstown, OH

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Highlights
- Youngstown spends 35.8% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Youngstown than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Youngstown had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKYoungstown, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,695$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13494573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Youngstown    19 Reviews

I live in Youngstown my entire life now I am not happy how it's portrayed reputation viewed or thought of Iike many inner cities it has its unsavory spots and people  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived around Youngstown my entire life. I grew up in Boardman and now live in Struthers. It's not the best place to find work, but if you're willing to work 2 part  More

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I am in Girard, so just outside of Youngstown. I haven't spent any time in Youngstown proper, but Girard is lovely. I am loving having seasons, and the fact that  More

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