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Leander, TX vs Red Oak, TX

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Highlights
- Red Oak spends 5.4% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Red Oak than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Red Oak had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXRed Oak, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,299$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,850$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11014573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%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 Red Oak    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The small, charming country town that I moved to 26 years ago sadly doesn't exist anymore. Our city is poorly governed and that is one major reason why business interest  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wouldn't recommend Red Oak as a place to live. I moved to the area from Tyler four years ago to take a job in Dallas. I did my research on areas south of Dallas and  More

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