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Parker, CO vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 26.6% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Denton than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, CODenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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