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Spanaway, WA vs Frisco, TX

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- Frisco spends 18.8% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Frisco than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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