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Ada, OK vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 38.8% more per student than Ada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Plano than in Ada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ada
 Ada, OKPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

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Over 16 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

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The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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