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Lancaster, TX vs McKinney, TX

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Highlights
- McKinney spends 13.1% more per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in McKinney than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinney had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, TXMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    13 Reviews

The city of Lancaster, Texas has a lot of character and a proud history. We have a lot of new businesses popping up and most of the neighborhoods in Lancaster are  More

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Lancaster is a pleasant place, not too big, not too small nor overcrowded. My neighborhood is very close knit. I moved here in 2001 but most of my neighbors are original  More

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Over 14 years ago

Lancaster has a lot of community spirit and is a great place to live. It is currently going through a growth phase, so I am looking forward to the next few years as the  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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