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Kent, WA vs Richardson, TX

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Highlights
- Richardson spends 34.4% less per student than Kent.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Richardson than in Kent. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richardson had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kent
 Kent, WARichardson, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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