2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, SD vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 2.3% less per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Shawnee than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, SDShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  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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