2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, WA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 34.7% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in McAllen than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  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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