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Abilene, TX vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Longview spends 14.4% less per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Longview than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longview had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene

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 Abilene, TXLongview, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,157$11,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445$10,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,650$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3313.5816.23
 Students per Librarian117313404573
 Students per Counselor330443530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%28.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%20.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%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 Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699
ZIPS IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS
75605 75604 75602 75601

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