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Commerce, TX vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 19.4% more per student than Commerce.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Athens than in Commerce. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Commerce
 Commerce, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor440  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Commerce    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to  More

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Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority,  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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