2025 Compare Cities Education:
McAlester, OK vs El Reno, OK

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Highlights
- El Reno spends 9.5% less per student than McAlester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in El Reno than in McAlester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Reno had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McAlester
 McAlester, OKEl Reno, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,269$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,535  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,213$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 El Reno    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in El Reno, Ok for 44 years. It is a very nice town to live in with alot of events going on throughout the year. It is not a perfect town, we have had our  More

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Simply put, the cost of living is very low, and that leads to neighborhoods that are run-down and even decrepit in certain areas. My house sits on the edge of the best  More

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