2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montgomery, AL vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 18.7% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in McAllen than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 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 6 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 Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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