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Harlingen, TX vs Edinburg, TX

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Highlights
- Edinburg spends 6.3% less per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Edinburg than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edinburg had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen

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 Harlingen, TXEdinburg, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,799$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459$11,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,639$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4215.1116.23
 Students per Librarian5196384573
 Students per Counselor278359530
 Grade School Educ.11.2%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%9.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.2%78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%26.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.6%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Harlingen    6 Reviews

Harlingen is a city that offers retirees the most bang for the buck! It is near enough to McAllen and Brownsville and all they offer. You get a wide variety of shopping  More

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This area of the state of Texas is bland to most people from the East and northeast. However the community has everything you need at a price you can afford. Dining out  More

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Over 7 years ago

Here is what you will not get in Harlingen: easy access to great museums and Michelin starred restaurants. However, there are things that counter it. 1) It is  More

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Reviews for Edinburg    5 Reviews

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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ZIPS IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS
78550 78552
ZIPS IN EDINBURG, TEXAS
78542 78541 78539

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