2025 Compare Cities Education:
Melissa, TX vs Bandera, TX

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Highlights
- Bandera spends 21.2% less per student than Melissa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Bandera than in Melissa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bandera had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melissa
 Melissa, TXBandera, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,710$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2874573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 17 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Bandera    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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It looks like only white people live in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Your review of Bandera is off. The only jobs would be hospitality in a good year and those are seasonal. Rent is high and water availability is very low -gas and  More

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