2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain View, CA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 19.0% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% lower in Plano than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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