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Arvada, CO vs McKinney, TX

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Highlights
- McKinney spends 12.0% more per student than Arvada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in McKinney than in Arvada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinney had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arvada
 Arvada, COMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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