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Plano, TX vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Friendswood spends 10.8% less per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Friendswood than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friendswood had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano

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 Plano, TXFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$9,827$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9315.3216.23
 Students per Librarian80011064573
 Students per Counselor405409530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%48.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%3.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.4%1.5%

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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 3 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 Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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