2026 Compare Cities Education:
Austell, GA vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 5.1% less per student than Austell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Dallas than in Austell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austell
 Austell, GADallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Austell    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Austell is a nice quiet place to raise a family is you are family minded. It is a city that is in a very convenient crossroads. South is Douglasville, North is Kennesaw,  More

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Over 19 years ago

The quality of life in the Metro Atlanta area has really declined due to the increase in traffic and drive time. The lack of a good transit system has really hurt the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Austell is a nice little city about 20 minutes west of Atlanta. In Austell you are close enough to be able to commute to Atlanta without feeling like you live in  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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