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New Braunfels, TX vs Abilene, TX

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Highlights
- Abilene spends 11.8% less per student than New Braunfels.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Abilene than in New Braunfels. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abilene had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Braunfels

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 New Braunfels, TXAbilene, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,915$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548$9,445$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,215$5,650$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0314.3316.23
 Students per Librarian85211734573
 Students per Counselor465330530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.3%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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ZIPS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
78130 78132
ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699

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