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Denison, TX vs Frisco, TX

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- Frisco spends 11.4% less per student than Denison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Frisco than in Denison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denison
 Denison, TXFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Denison    4 Reviews

Over 17 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 19 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 Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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