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Lancaster, CA vs Burleson, TX

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- Burleson spends 28.7% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Burleson than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burleson had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CABurleson, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,428$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Burleson    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Small Country School with Small Country Thinking-VALUES! ***WARNING*** DO NOT REGISTER/MOVE YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL. ATHLETICS ARE FULL OF GOOD OLD TOWN POLITICS!  More

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Over 17 years ago

Having lived here for over a year, Burleson is experiencing rapid growth and the folks who have lived here a long time are very tight-knit and wary of strangers. Bubba  More

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Over 19 years ago

This is not just my view but my experiences as an African American male married to a Mexican female - for more than 25 years. We have been been here in the D/FW  More

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