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Plainview, TX vs Canyon, TX

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Highlights
- Canyon spends 14.3% more per student than Plainview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Canyon than in Plainview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canyon had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainview
 Plainview, TXCanyon, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,761$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,856  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5364573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Plainview    1 Reviews

Over 21 years ago

plainview is small and theres nothing to do so come to plainview and have  More

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Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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