2024 Compare Cities Education:
Plano, TX vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 3.0% more per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Lansing than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano
 Plano, TXLansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$11,728$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9317.0216.23
 Students per Librarian80011244573
 Students per Counselor405726530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%26.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%28.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.2%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 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 Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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