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Sherman, TX vs Grand Prairie, TX

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Highlights
- Grand Prairie spends 21.7% less per student than Sherman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Grand Prairie than in Sherman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sherman
 Sherman, TXGrand Prairie, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 14 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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