2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shawnee, OK vs Seattle, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Seattle spends 96.3% more per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Seattle than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Shawnee

Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

   |    Reply

if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Seattle


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.