2025 Compare Cities Education:
Abilene, KS vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin spends 37.0% more per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Austin than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene
 Abilene, KSAustin, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,342$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,000  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock34334573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Abilene    7 Reviews

I'm from the northeast but I've lived a few miles outside of Abilene for 40+ years and I thank God every morning for putting me and my family here. I would say that the  More

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Over 5 years ago

it suck here with all the cowardly, backstabbing two bit  More

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Over 5 years ago

self-centered .Greedy. Backstabbers. Cowards.. I'm free from you jerks and living way  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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