2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salina, KS vs Oklahoma City, OK

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Highlights
- Oklahoma City spends 42.8% less per student than Salina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.3% higher in Oklahoma City than in Salina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oklahoma City had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salina
 Salina, KSOklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,165  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,964$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor352  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  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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