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Austin, TX vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 24.7% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Plano than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5314.9316.23
 Students per Librarian8058004573
 Students per Counselor391405530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
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