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Wilmington, NC vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Frisco spends 21.1% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Frisco than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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