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Mooresville, NC vs Denton, TX

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- Denton spends 59.0% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Denton than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, NCDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 7 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 10 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  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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