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Copperas Cove, TX vs Abilene, TX

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- Abilene spends 19.3% more per student than Copperas Cove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Abilene than in Copperas Cove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abilene had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Copperas Cove
 Copperas Cove, TXAbilene, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,650$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11734573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Copperas Cove    5 Reviews

Copperas Cove is probably one of the nicer towns relative to the rest of the area. There are two things that people should be aware of when they live there 1. If you  More

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Over 14 years ago

For some reason there are loud neighbors  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you are not white, Christian, southern, retired government, ex-military or retired military then you will have a problem. That is even if you have a job. The police  More

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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