2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norman, OK vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 63.3% more per student than Norman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% higher in Fresno than in Norman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norman
 Norman, OKFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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