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Denison, TX vs Chico, CA

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Highlights
- Chico spends 8.4% less per student than Denison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.0% higher in Chico than in Denison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chico had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denison
 Denison, TXChico, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Denison    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I grew up here and left over 30 years ago. Back then there was a promise (a hope, spark) that Dallas would be here soon... that stopped in Sherman. The town does not  More

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Denison is not far removed from the old west cowboy culture. Jeans, boots and baseball hats are the dress for everything. The downtown area closes at 5 p.m. Road signs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Denison definitely has four seasons, although the spring and fall can sometimes be brief. Temperatures in the summer can soar above 100 while winter usually always  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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