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McKinney, TX vs Roanoke, VA

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- Roanoke spends 5.5% less per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Roanoke than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney
 McKinney, TXRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8554573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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