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

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Highlights
- Parker spends 14.8% less per student than Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Parker than in Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allen
 Allen, TXParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9317.6216.23
 Students per Librarian8009144573
 Students per Counselor405279530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 7 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 7 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 8 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 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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