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Seattle, WA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 25.7% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Plano than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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 4 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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