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Melissa, TX vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 0.0% less per student than Melissa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Plano than in Melissa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melissa
 Melissa, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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