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Parker, CO vs Amarillo, TX

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Highlights
- Amarillo spends 4.8% less per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Amarillo than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amarillo had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker

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 Parker, COAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,699$12,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748$9,403$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,132$5,864$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6213.7516.23
 Students per Librarian9145844573
 Students per Counselor279358530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%24.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.1%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138
ZIPS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
79109, 79107, 79106, 79118, 79110, 79108, 79119, 79103, 79102, 79124, 14 total

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