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Raleigh, NC vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 28.3% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Plano than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh

Education
 Raleigh, NCPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1114.9316.23
 Students per Librarian8298004573
 Students per Counselor300405530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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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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ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total
ZIPS IN PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075

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