2026 Compare Cities Education:
Montgomery, AL vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 59.2% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% lower in Denton than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 7 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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