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Sweetwater, TX vs Elk City, OK

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- Elk City spends 35.2% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.4% lower in Elk City than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk City had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXElk City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,318$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Elk City    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Elk City has very friendly people! The climate is very good. Not exceptionally cold in the winter. Very little snow. Summers can be hot but not a lot of days of  More

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