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Lawrenceville, GA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 22.2% more per student than Lawrenceville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Plano than in Lawrenceville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrenceville
 Lawrenceville, GAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrenceville    11 Reviews

I am a doctor by profession and use to live diffrent places in diffrent states, but I liked the Chandler Pond neighborhood in Lawrenceville, GA is best place to live.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I owned 2 homes in Lawrenceville and was a long time resident. Lawrenceville experienced great growth and was the commuters dream in the 1980's. It was one white  More

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Over 15 years ago

cheaper cost for both live and  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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