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Matthews, NC vs Conroe, TX

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Highlights
- Conroe spends 7.4% less per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Conroe than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Conroe had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCConroe, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 20 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 17 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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