2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, IL vs McKinney, TX

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Highlights
- McKinney spends 21.1% less per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in McKinney than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinney had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, ILMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 17 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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