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Palestine, TX vs Mineral Wells, TX

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Highlights
- Mineral Wells spends 14.3% more per student than Palestine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Mineral Wells than in Palestine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mineral Wells had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palestine
 Palestine, TXMineral Wells, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,329$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3374573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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Reviews for Mineral Wells    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are looking for a small town to start our family in and we came across Mineral Wells. Visited the town once and liked what we saw but we do have a few  More

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Over 13 years ago

The sad truth is that drugs influence crime; Mineral Wells has its reputation for being a drug infested community. The wrap is not all that bad, but any crime is a turn  More

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With the high cost of fuel and increasing prices on medical, groceries, utilities and entertainment it makes sense to look west of Fort Worth and Weatherford, Texas to  More

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