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Denison, TX vs Mansfield, TX

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Highlights
- Mansfield spends 18.9% less per student than Denison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Mansfield than in Denison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mansfield had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denison
 Denison, TXMansfield, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Mansfield    15 Reviews

I lived in Mansfield for over 15 years. Now it's so crowded, poor infrastructure, slow trash pick up and house are being built on top of each other. Now they are trying  More

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Over 5 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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