2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Allen, TX

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Highlights
- Allen spends 52.4% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Allen than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Allen had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  More

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Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Originally from Dallas, we moved to Allen 2013. We love the schools, my kids are getting a great education. My daughter was tested in the gifted program as soon as we  More

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Over 8 years ago

Allen is quite possibly the best city I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Everyone you meet is courteous, helpful, and respectable. The town fully supports one  More

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Over 9 years ago

We are planning a move to Allen, Texas and would like to know how many months out of the year are warm enough to swim? Getting ready to make an offer on a home and  More

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