2026 Compare Cities Education:
Gary, IN vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 0.9% more per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Dallas than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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