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Van Alstyne, TX vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 4.4% less per student than Van Alstyne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Denton than in Van Alstyne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Alstyne
 Van Alstyne, TXDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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