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Leander, TX vs Dearborn Heights, MI

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- Dearborn Heights spends 9.2% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Dearborn Heights than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dearborn Heights had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXDearborn Heights, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Dearborn Heights    2 Reviews

I have lived in Dearborn Heights for 11 years and I can tell you that it is not 91% white anymore. The current census counts Arab people as white, so it is flawed. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a very good place to live. The religious population is quite diverse and we need to learn from one  More

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