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Pahrump, NV vs McAlester, OK

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- McAlester spends 12.8% less per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in McAlester than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAlester had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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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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