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Mount Pleasant, TX vs Athens, TX

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- Athens spends 7.4% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Athens than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,583  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 19 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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