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San Marcos, TX vs New Braunfels, TX

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Highlights
- New Braunfels spends 6.2% more per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% higher in New Braunfels than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos

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 San Marcos, TXNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,040$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,966$8,548$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,953$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5516.0316.23
 Students per Librarian7128524573
 Students per Counselor424465530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%36.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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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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ZIPS IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
78666 78656
ZIPS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
78130 78132

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