2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tomball, TX vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 17.6% less per student than Tomball.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Gilbert than in Tomball. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tomball
 Tomball, TXGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8218.2416.23
 Students per Librarian147023484573
 Students per Counselor473718530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Tomball    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

opportunities for theatre, music, museums abound in houston-20+ miles away, however traffic is bad from morning to late night and tickets are quite expensive. Museums  More

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With a college-age son, it is nice to have nearby Tomball College. The facility is excellent, the public library is actually part of the college campus and has extended  More

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Here you can have ALL the great stores and malls right near you, but still feel like you live in a suburban area. Housing prices are unbeatable and neighborhoods are  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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