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Alpine, TX vs Big Lake, WA

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Highlights
- Big Lake spends 3.6% more per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.0% higher in Big Lake than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Lake had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, TXBig Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alpine    1 Reviews

This is a geographically beautiful place. With Sul Ross University here you would expect a more educated population. Sadly, this town is dominated by law enforcement and  More

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