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Canyon, TX vs Whitney, TX

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Highlights
- Whitney spends 3.5% less per student than Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Whitney than in Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whitney had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canyon
 Canyon, TXWhitney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,239$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,888  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Whitney    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Whitney is a very poor town but have a very nice school system. The reason their system is as good as it is, because of a gated committee named White Bluff. Very few  More

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Whitney is the simple but quality life. You can have a chance to make your life whatever you want it to be. Remember, Whitney is simple, low taxes, low energy, huge  More

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My family moved to Whitney 10 years ago because we wanted to get away from a big city. Whitney is a lake town and a tourist spot during the summer months. The  More

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