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Dumas, TX vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 11.2% more per student than Dumas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Leander than in Dumas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dumas
 Dumas, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,341  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10934573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 12 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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