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Richardson, TX vs Suwanee, GA

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- Suwanee spends 7.5% less per student than Richardson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Suwanee than in Richardson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Suwanee had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richardson
 Richardson, TXSuwanee, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 18 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Suwanee    8 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 7 years. It is by far the best place to raise a family. So many things to do. Most people in our neighborhood have children. Schools are great.   More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved to Suwanee 7 months ago. Suwanee is a great town to live in. Great schools, low crime (for Atlanta area), convenient to many shopping areas nearby. The Towne  More

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Over 16 years ago

Suwanee has some of the best schools in the state of  More

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