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Killeen, TX vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 11.0% more per student than Killeen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 159.8% higher in Sweetwater than in Killeen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Killeen

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 Killeen, TXSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,352$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453$12,967$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,758$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.640.5316.23
 Students per Librarian46527584573
 Students per Counselor342483530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%13.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.3%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%13.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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ZIPS IN KILLEEN, TEXAS
76542 76549 76543 76541
ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556

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