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Tallahassee, FL vs Dallas, TX

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- Dallas spends 17.8% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Dallas than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee, FLDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,178$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,370$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1315.0116.23
 Students per Librarian9189714573
 Students per Counselor527361530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%17.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%35.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN DALLAS, TEXAS
75217, 75211, 75228, 75243, 75227, 75287, 75216, 75220, 75231, 75206, 47 total

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