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Fort Worth, TX vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 45.0% more per student than Fort Worth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Austin than in Fort Worth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Worth

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 Fort Worth, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6914.5316.23
 Students per Librarian8898054573
 Students per Counselor365391530
 Grade School Educ.8.1%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Worth    82 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city is one of the best in Texas! It has a small-town atmosphere with friendly people. It has a strong southern charm feel, and there are plenty things to do. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here from the Midwest in 2015. The best decision I could have made. Living in North Fort Worth, I couldn’t have for a better feel coming from a high crime rate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fort Worth may have a reputation for being an overgrown cowboy town, but that's not an accurate representation. The city's art institutions are the finest in Texas and  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

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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ZIPS IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS
76244, 76137, 76179, 76133, 76116, 76119, 76112, 76108, 76106, 76131, 33 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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