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Haltom City, TX vs McAllen, TX

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- McAllen spends 12.1% less per student than Haltom City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in McAllen than in Haltom City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Haltom City
 Haltom City, TXMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Haltom City    4 Reviews

Haltom City is located in the heart of three major highways; 820, 121 & 35. We don't travel far to go ANYWHERE (on a daily basis). Other than ease of travel, there is  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you have livied in the pac.nwest. as I did for 5 yrs. in the mts of k falls. and grew up in the mts. you know of of the snow and the cold. BRR. I moved to ga.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Haltom Cith has that "small town feel". I can go for long periods of time and never leave this town if I choose to. The things I need are here with in just a 5 minute  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 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 11 years ago

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