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Spokane, WA vs Abilene, TX

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Highlights
- Abilene spends 25.5% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Abilene than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abilene had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WAAbilene, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$9,445$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$5,650$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5414.3316.23
 Students per Librarian189911734573
 Students per Counselor368330530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699

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