2025 Compare Cities Education:
Big Spring, TX vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 9.0% more per student than Big Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Dallas than in Big Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Spring
 Big Spring, TXDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,940  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 8 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 16 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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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