2025 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, TX vs Dumas, TX

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Highlights
- Dumas spends 24.2% less per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Dumas than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dumas had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,910  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock35004573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 6 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 18 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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