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Dothan, AL vs Belton, TX

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- Belton spends 23.8% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Belton than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belton had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALBelton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,758$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4654573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 5 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Belton    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in this area for over 20 years. All in all, it's a good place to raise a family. Belton ISD has a good state rating. There is usually some sort of activity  More

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As a substitute teacher for BISD, I have had the opportunity to get to know many of the teachers and administrators, as well as the students. Belton is blessed to have  More

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Belton is a small town near Killeen and Fort Hood (large Army Base). It's economy depends a lot on the base for income so they have a captive audience that they can  More

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