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Yardley, PA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 30.6% less per student than Yardley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Plano than in Yardley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yardley
 Yardley, PAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yardley    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I recently moved to Yardley just before the 2005 floods. Yardley is a great town, perhaps one of the best in the whole Philadelphia metropolitan area. Yardley has a  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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