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Elgin, TX vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 23.9% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Plano than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin

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 Elgin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,025$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,301$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,067$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9514.9316.23
 Students per Librarian9138004573
 Students per Counselor464405530
 Grade School Educ.8.8%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.3%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Elgin    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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