2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gainesville, TX vs Dallas, PA

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 38.3% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Dallas than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXDallas, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 14 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 Dallas    1 Reviews

Love this town...been here my whole life. Close to Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, which are small cities with things to do, but not the most entertaining, cleanest, safest  More

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