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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Allen, TX vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 17.9% more per student than Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Allen
 Allen, TXFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93 16.23
Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Originally from Dallas, we moved to Allen 2013. We love the schools, my kids are getting a great education. My daughter was tested in the gifted program as soon as we  More

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Over 8 years ago

Allen is quite possibly the best city I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Everyone you meet is courteous, helpful, and respectable. The town fully supports one  More

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Over 9 years ago

We are planning a move to Allen, Texas and would like to know how many months out of the year are warm enough to swim? Getting ready to make an offer on a home and  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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