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Skiatook, OK vs Paducah, KY

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- Paducah spends 21.5% more per student than Skiatook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Paducah than in Skiatook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paducah had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Skiatook
 Skiatook, OKPaducah, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,418  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,308$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Skiatook    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I moved to Skiatook 4 years ago because I like to fish the nearby lake. While there are still some of the small town Oklahoma issues, the drug problem that  More

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I moved to Skiatook when I was six years old. It wasn't a bad little town in 1996. However, it is slowly going downhill. Although it does have a beautiful lake, with  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here in 1980 at 12 years old....I finished growing up here and raised my chldren here....I am now 40 and cant belive how this perfect all American town has  More

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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