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Fresno, CA vs Abilene, TX

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Highlights
- Abilene spends 14.7% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Abilene than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abilene had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno

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 Fresno, CAAbilene, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,432$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227$9,445$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,719$5,650$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.3814.3316.23
 Students per Librarian1261611734573
 Students per Counselor646330530
 Grade School Educ.10.5%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.0%87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total
ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699

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