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New Braunfels, TX vs Harlingen, TX

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Highlights
- Harlingen spends 14.2% less per student than New Braunfels.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Harlingen than in New Braunfels. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harlingen had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Braunfels

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 New Braunfels, TXHarlingen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,915$12,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548$11,459$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,215$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0314.4216.23
 Students per Librarian8525194573
 Students per Counselor465278530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%77.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.3%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%20.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.7%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 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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ZIPS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
78130 78132
ZIPS IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS
78550 78552

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