2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tulsa, OK vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- Compton spends 58.6% more per student than Tulsa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in Compton than in Tulsa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Compton had 27.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tulsa
 Tulsa, OKCompton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Tulsa    97 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have moved from Tulsa in 2002 and miss it so much! Tulsa area was where I was born and raised, I moved to Indiana for marriage. I actually want so badly to move back  More

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I have lived in Tulsa, OK since 2004 meanwhile raising a family and having career modifications, etc. Additionally, I have lived in Florida, Texas, and Nebraska; I have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Nice enough but not welcoming to "outsiders". Tulsa has the slowness of the south but without the hospitality. Honestly there is no reason to make this a permanent  More

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Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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