2025 Compare Cities Education:
McAlester, OK vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 20.7% more per student than McAlester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Starkville than in McAlester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McAlester
 McAlester, OKStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,535  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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