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Katy, TX vs Grand Prairie, TX

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Highlights
- Grand Prairie spends 2.7% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Grand Prairie than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy

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 Katy, TXGrand Prairie, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.0116.23
 Students per Librarian14709714573
 Students per Counselor473361530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.6%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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