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Texarkana, TX vs Palestine, TX

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- Palestine spends 2.7% more per student than Texarkana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Palestine than in Texarkana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palestine had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Texarkana
 Texarkana, TXPalestine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,603  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16874573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Texarkana    15 Reviews

Texarkana, Texas is the main powerhouse of the wider Texarkana-Tex/Ark Metro Area (if you can call it that). This is a good small city which has all the amenities for a  More

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As a life long resident of Texarkana, I've always felt a sense of pride for my city. However, I recently had an eye opening experience. After the company I worked for  More

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Over 11 years ago

Very slow paced. Not a lot in the way of entertainment or  More

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Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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