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Canyon, TX vs Downey, CA

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Highlights
- Downey spends 18.1% more per student than Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Downey than in Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downey had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canyon
 Canyon, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,888  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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