2026 Compare Cities Education:
Greenwood, IN vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 15.7% more per student than Greenwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Plano than in Greenwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenwood
 Greenwood, INPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,433  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor1737  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

I have lived in Greenwood 23 of my 35 years. Both as a child and as an adult with children. Recently my husband & I relocated to York, PA.... a city of a similar size.  More

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Greenwood has a mall, a bunch of fast food joints and tons of right-wing, Trump loving 'necks' to fill them. I often have to remind myself that this is technically the  More

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Nice long Spring and Fall seasons. Beautiful fall colors. Summers can be rather hot and humid, but never miserable like those I have experienced in Texas and  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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