2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shawnee, OK vs Duncan, OK

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Highlights
- Duncan spends 3.3% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Duncan than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Duncan had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKDuncan, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,882$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,223$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2484573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Duncan    9 Reviews

Small towns can be limiting on things to do, but if you look, you can find it. Lawton and OKC, which is not very far, offers more places to eat, shop, and concerts.  More

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Over 14 years ago

THEN DO THE REST OF US A FAVOR AND LEAVE! I moved here from California and I absolutely love it here. But I gues that since I am not an ARTSY FARTSY YUPPIE I probably  More

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Over 14 years ago

I Love Duncan - So much nicer than  More

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