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Surprise, AZ vs McKinney, TX

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Highlights
- McKinney spends 41.1% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in McKinney than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinney had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise

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 Surprise, AZMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.9316.23
 Students per Librarian23488004573
 Students per Counselor718405530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%2.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%51.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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