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Sherman, TX vs Mineral Wells, TX

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Highlights
- Mineral Wells spends 14.8% less per student than Sherman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Mineral Wells than in Sherman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mineral Wells had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sherman
 Sherman, TXMineral Wells, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,329$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3374573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Mineral Wells    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are looking for a small town to start our family in and we came across Mineral Wells. Visited the town once and liked what we saw but we do have a few  More

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Over 13 years ago

The sad truth is that drugs influence crime; Mineral Wells has its reputation for being a drug infested community. The wrap is not all that bad, but any crime is a turn  More

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With the high cost of fuel and increasing prices on medical, groceries, utilities and entertainment it makes sense to look west of Fort Worth and Weatherford, Texas to  More

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