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McKinney, TX vs Arlington, TX

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 8.4% less per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Arlington than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney

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 McKinney, TXArlington, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$9,823$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9314.6916.23
 Students per Librarian8008894573
 Students per Counselor405365530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%31.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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ZIPS IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS
75070 75071 75069
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total

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