2026 Compare Cities Education:
McKinney, TX vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 8.6% less per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Sparks than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney
 McKinney, TXSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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