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Big Spring, TX vs Flower Mound, TX

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- Flower Mound spends 33.1% more per student than Big Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Flower Mound than in Big Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flower Mound had 24.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Spring
 Big Spring, TXFlower Mound, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,940  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Flower Mound    18 Reviews

We moved to Flower Mound on a relocation from out of state for my job over 20 years ago. At that time Flower Mound was a very rural, green, peaceful, spot. It has easy  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pulled over by police here like 25 times for driving a car they dont like, if i drive my jeep they dont pull me over , if i drive my beat up car im harrased, racist  More

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Over 12 years ago

Flower Mound is a great place to live for raising a family and for retiring. It has a great mix of young and old, working professionals and retirees. Our community has  More

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