2025 Compare Cities Education:
McAlester, OK vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 34.2% more per student than McAlester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Aurora than in McAlester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McAlester
 McAlester, OKAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,535  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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