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Alpine, TX vs Sanderson, TX

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Highlights
- Sanderson spends 47.9% more per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Sanderson than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanderson had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, TXSanderson, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,808$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,208$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Sanderson    2 Reviews

Sanderson is nothing short of an open grave. There were about 700 people here in 2016 and there are far, far fewer here in 2021. The town is made up of run down,  More

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Sanderson is nothing short of an open grave. There were about 700 people here in 2016 and there are far, far fewer here in 2021. The town is made up of run down,  More

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