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Amarillo, TX vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 4.3% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Leander than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo

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 Amarillo, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,088$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403$8,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,864$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7514.0116.23
 Students per Librarian58410934573
 Students per Counselor358415530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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ZIPS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
79109, 79107, 79106, 79118, 79110, 79108, 79119, 79103, 79102, 79124, 14 total
ZIPS IN LEANDER, TEXAS
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