2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wichita, KS vs Oklahoma City, OK

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Highlights
- Oklahoma City spends 28.6% less per student than Wichita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.0% higher in Oklahoma City than in Wichita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oklahoma City had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wichita
 Wichita, KSOklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,964$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

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Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  More

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