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Plano, TX vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 36.3% more per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Fall River than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano
 Plano, TXFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 10 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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