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Madera, CA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 12.3% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Plano than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 56.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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