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Big Spring, TX vs Banning, CA

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- Banning spends 26.6% more per student than Big Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.6% higher in Banning than in Big Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Banning had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Spring
 Big Spring, TXBanning, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,940  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 9 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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Reviews for Banning    9 Reviews

Small city with a very nice Mediterranean climate cool, humid winters with mildly hot dry short july-,aug hot summers similar to los Angeles climate but less humid and  More

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Over 11 years ago

while at lions park this am in banning walking my dogs, and i always pick up the dog poo as i always carry baggies on me. i had to use the porta potty as i have a lot of  More

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Over 12 years ago

I swore I would never live in Banning and here I am for 14 years now. When I moved here it had a reputation of being a crime infested ghetto with lousy schools. It was  More

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