2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sand Springs, OK vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Norman spends 14.0% less per student than Sand Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Norman than in Sand Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norman had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sand Springs
 Sand Springs, OKNorman, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,452$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sand Springs    9 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sand Springs is 15 minutes from Tulsa and 15 minutes from Keystone Lake. It has beautiful rolling hills with the north and south being divided by the Arkansas River.   More

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I have lived in Sand Springs for decades. If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand  More

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If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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