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Leander, TX vs Dickinson, TX

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Highlights
- Dickinson spends 5.4% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Dickinson than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dickinson had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXDickinson, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 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 8 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 12 years ago

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

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Reviews for Dickinson    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I'm an older(72yrs)semi-retired single guy that has been living in various cities and find that the area southeast of Houston is great for finding work. Close to I-45  More

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Over 20 years ago

Property taxes are relatively high; however, that is off-set by the fact that here is no income tax. Recent legislative actions may result in a reduction of property  More

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