2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alpine, TX vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 16.1% less per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.9% higher in Ruston than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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