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Leander, TX vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 27.5% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Denton than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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