2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakdale, CA vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 27.3% less per student than Oakdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% lower in Shawnee than in Oakdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakdale
 Oakdale, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 16 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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