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Plano, TX vs Parkland, FL

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Highlights
- Parkland spends 21.3% less per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Parkland than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkland had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano

Education
 Plano, TXParkland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9319.1916.23
 Students per Librarian8007214573
 Students per Counselor405366530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%66.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%7.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.5%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 Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 10 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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