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Madera, CA vs Killeen, TX

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Highlights
- Killeen spends 15.6% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% lower in Killeen than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Killeen had 53.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAKilleen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,758$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4654573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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