2026 Compare Cities Education:
Gilroy, CA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 34.8% less per student than Gilroy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% lower in McAllen than in Gilroy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilroy
 Gilroy, CAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 12 years ago

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