2026 Compare Cities Education:
McKinney, TX vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 22.1% less per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Durham than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney
 McKinney, TXDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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