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Spokane, WA vs Whitney, TX

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Highlights
- Whitney spends 19.4% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Whitney than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whitney had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAWhitney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,239$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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 3 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 Whitney    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Whitney is a very poor town but have a very nice school system. The reason their system is as good as it is, because of a gated committee named White Bluff. Very few  More

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Whitney is the simple but quality life. You can have a chance to make your life whatever you want it to be. Remember, Whitney is simple, low taxes, low energy, huge  More

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My family moved to Whitney 10 years ago because we wanted to get away from a big city. Whitney is a lake town and a tourist spot during the summer months. The  More

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