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Waco, TX vs Ballwin, MO

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Highlights
- Ballwin spends 23.2% more per student than Waco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Ballwin than in Waco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ballwin had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waco
 Waco, TXBallwin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,953$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,306  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,927$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6324573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This town is a nightmare for all nearby towns or people passing through. Expect to add an hour to your trip if you're passing through. Traffic. Traffic traffic.  More

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Best city in Texas when you count traffic, housing cost, eateries, Baylor Bear sports, largest urban lake in Texas, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of  More

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i was raised in waco tx and recently moved to country to get away from the drama and crime associated w living in waco.But it seems now the city of Waco has purchased  More

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Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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