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Gainesville, TX vs Commerce City, CO

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- Commerce City spends 19.3% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Commerce City than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce City had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXCommerce City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  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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