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Killeen, TX vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 27.9% more per student than Killeen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Puyallup than in Killeen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Killeen
 Killeen, TXPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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