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Canyon, TX vs Dumas, TX

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Highlights
- Dumas spends 23.1% less per student than Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Dumas than in Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dumas had 23.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canyon
 Canyon, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,888  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock35004573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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