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Oklahoma City, OK vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Friendswood spends 32.8% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Friendswood than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friendswood had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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