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Waco, TX vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 36.3% more per student than Waco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.5% higher in Fresno than in Waco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waco

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 Waco, TXFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,324$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,306$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,185$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6621.3816.23
 Students per Librarian1328126164573
 Students per Counselor333646530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.8%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 3 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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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ZIPS IN WACO, TEXAS
76706 76708 76712 76710 76707 76711 76704 76701 76798
ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total

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