2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, NY vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 47.6% less per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in Dallas than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, NYDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    6 Reviews

My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

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My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

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I've lived in Troy for 17 years and love it more than ever. I was initially attracted by its handsome industrial-era architecture, walkable downtown and budding arts  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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