2026 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, CA vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 12.6% less per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Denton than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CADenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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