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Colleyville, TX vs Mesquite, TX

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 3.5% less per student than Colleyville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Mesquite than in Colleyville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 19.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colleyville
 Colleyville, TXMesquite, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Colleyville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Taxes are high in Tarrant County Texas, no matter where you live. However, right here in Colleyville and its next door neighbor Southlake they are close to or are the  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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