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Frisco, TX vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Ames spends 13.9% more per student than Frisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Ames than in Frisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ames had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Frisco
 Frisco, TXAmes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$16,979$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$11,178$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9314.716.23
 Students per Librarian8006004573
 Students per Counselor405346530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.1%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.6%61.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.5%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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