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Fairview, TX vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Longview spends 24.4% less per student than Fairview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Longview than in Fairview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longview had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairview
 Fairview, TXLongview, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fairview    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We relocated last year and our main concern was school for the kids. Not really into public education more into alternative, spirit of each individual child. We found  More

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Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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