2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oklahoma City, OK vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow spends 46.5% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Barstow than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Barstow had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKBarstow, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 8 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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