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Wilmer, TX vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 22.1% more per student than Wilmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Denton than in Wilmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 30.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmer
 Wilmer, TXDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmer    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Wilmer for five years. Currently there is nothing here, no schools, no grocery stores, just highway robbery convenient stores. Oh there is a Dollar  More

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Over 20 years ago

we call this a city but it's not. there no school,only two stores dollar general and family dollar three gas station a railroad station that keep you block in half the  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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