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Albany, NY vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Frisco spends 42.7% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% higher in Frisco than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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