2025 Compare Cities Education:
Denton, TX vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Big Spring spends 24.9% less per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Big Spring than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11414573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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