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Abilene, TX vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 22.2% more per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Denton than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene

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 Abilene, TXDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,157$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445$9,859$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,650$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3314.3916.23
 Students per Librarian117310184573
 Students per Counselor330365530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%24.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%40.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699
ZIPS IN DENTON, TEXAS
76210 76201 76209 76208 76205 76207

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