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Universal City, TX vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 9.3% less per student than Universal City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in McAllen than in Universal City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Universal City

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 Universal City, TXMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,214$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,259$11,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,154$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.915.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8256384573
 Students per Counselor397359530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%31.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Universal City    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Universal City is close enough to all the entertainment and shopping without being smack in the middle of it. Mild winters, but summers are long, hot and  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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ZIPS IN UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS
78148
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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