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Austin, TX vs Lubbock, TX

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Highlights
- Lubbock spends 37.0% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Lubbock than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lubbock had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXLubbock, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$12,453$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$9,965$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,056$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5314.1416.23
 Students per Librarian8055624573
 Students per Counselor391332530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%33.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS
79424, 79423, 79416, 79413, 79407, 79414, 79403, 79415, 79412, 79404, 14 total

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