2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sherman, TX vs Ada, OK

Change Cities
Highlights
- Ada spends 36.2% less per student than Sherman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Ada than in Sherman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ada had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sherman
 Sherman, TXAda, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,872$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sherman

Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

   |    Reply

The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Ada


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.