2024 Compare Cities Education:
Abilene, TX vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 3.5% less per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Parker than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene
 Abilene, TXParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,157$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,650$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3317.6216.23
 Students per Librarian11739144573
 Students per Counselor330279530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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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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