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Shawnee, OK vs Cottonwood, AZ

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Highlights
- Cottonwood spends 3.4% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Cottonwood than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cottonwood had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKCottonwood, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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Reviews for Cottonwood    10 Reviews

As a 6th generation AZ Native, someone who had the misfortune of growing up in Phoenix, and who has lived all over the VV and Flagstaff, I think Cottonwood is great  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Cottonwood since 2002. When I first moved here, this place was wonderful. Quiet, friendly and affordable. The weather was good with plenty of sunshine  More

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Actually Cottonwood is a great place because of the great LGBTQ community. Without this aspect Cottonwood wouldn't be anything really, except a Wal-mart. The LGBTQ  More

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