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Visalia, CA vs Altus, OK

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Highlights
- Altus spends 27.9% less per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Altus than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Altus had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAAltus, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,569$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3304573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I love the lake. It is like a tropical oasis in the middle of a vast barren  More

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Over 16 years ago

What I like most about Altus is the lake. It has a beautiful, red and sandy beach. I nicknamed it Little California because it is as close as Oklahoma get's to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love Altus lake. It has lovely scenic beach. This is as about as close as Oklahoma gets to California. I nicknamed it Little  More

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