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Gainesville, TX vs Dumas, TX

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- Dumas spends 8.8% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Dumas than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dumas had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock35004573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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