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North Andover, MA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 26.3% less per student than North Andover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Plano than in North Andover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Andover
 North Andover, MAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for North Andover    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The rural setting of this small New England town lends itself to a healthy, happy, quality of life with clean air and a peaceful setting from the dense population of  More

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hello there, this is a very snobist and "closed" town. People living here for even over 20 years can not call themselves from here since you must have been born here  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you are going to have this form of a website you need to make sure this is updated more frequently. You are WAY OFF on the crime rate in North Andover, There have  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 5 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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