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Friendswood, TX vs Commerce City, CO

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Highlights
- Commerce City spends 11.6% more per student than Friendswood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% higher in Commerce City than in Friendswood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce City had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendswood
 Friendswood, TXCommerce City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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