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Washington, DC vs San Antonio, TX

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Highlights
- San Antonio spends 56.4% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in San Antonio than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Antonio had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington

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 Washington, DCSan Antonio, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$30,279$13,214$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069$10,259$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,354$6,154$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.6514.916.23
 Students per Librarian7968254573
 Students per Counselor445397530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%27.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for San Antonio    239 Reviews

I've lived here 13 years now and hoping to move!! Not the most exiting place to live if you enjoy being outdoors for activities like biking, hiking or even walking or  More

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I lived in San Antonio for about 7 months or so, and for a reason! Like anywhere I think SA has its pros and cons, but ultimately being in my early 20s and single I  More

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Over 2 years ago

Overall, San Antonio is a nice place to live. The weather is generally pleasant but from mid June to about mid September, it does get scorching hot. I remember one  More

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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
78245, 78228, 78250, 78251, 78240, 78249, 78254, 78223, 78207, 78247, 57 total

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