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Van Alstyne, TX vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 16.7% less per student than Van Alstyne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Athens than in Van Alstyne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Alstyne
 Van Alstyne, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Van Alstyne    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I moved to Van Alstyne to retire and because of the churches. I went to service to a church that was of my beleifs and the people were standoffish and cold, I tried all  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been in Van Alstyne for just about a year now,we actually moved here for the schools and also for the small community.My 2 boys have never done better then here  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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