2024 Compare Cities Education:
Phoenix, AZ vs Oklahoma City, OK

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Highlights
- Oklahoma City spends 5.2% less per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Oklahoma City than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oklahoma City had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix
 Phoenix, AZOklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$10,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$8,562$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$4,964$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2419.0316.23
 Students per Librarian23485614573
 Students per Counselor718401530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%32.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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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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