2025 Compare Cities Education:
Temple, TX vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 28.8% less per student than Temple.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Shawnee than in Temple. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Temple
 Temple, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Temple    4 Reviews

I've lived in Temple for about two years now and love it. The historic downtown and supportive community have made this a special place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Can anyone tell me if the Killeen-Temple-Ft. Hood area is a good place to live for African-American  More

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Over 13 years ago

Want to know how wonderful temple, texas  More

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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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