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Waukesha, WI vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 33.7% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Austin than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha

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 Waukesha, WIAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5114.5316.23
 Students per Librarian7268054573
 Students per Counselor501391530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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