2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palestine, TX vs Troy, AL

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Highlights
- Troy spends 6.8% less per student than Palestine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.9% higher in Troy than in Palestine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palestine
 Palestine, TXTroy, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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