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

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Highlights
- Oklahoma City spends 28.0% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% higher in Oklahoma City than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oklahoma City had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, KSOklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,964$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  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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