2026 Compare Cities Education:
Ballinger, TX vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 12.2% more per student than Ballinger.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 95.4% higher in Fresno than in Ballinger. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballinger
 Ballinger, TXFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,548  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ballinger    2 Reviews

Traci · 

This is the most corrupt town I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. The police did unspeakable things to me. They are having serious issues within the city over  More

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Over 16 years ago

The water rating for this town is a joke. Everyone who lives there knows that you do not drink the water! Obviously, the water in this area has never been tested by the  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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