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Killeen, TX vs Scottsboro, AL

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Highlights
- Scottsboro spends 20.0% less per student than Killeen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Scottsboro than in Killeen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsboro had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Killeen
 Killeen, TXScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,485$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,634$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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