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Austin, TX vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 42.1% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in College Station than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$10,103$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5313.7916.23
 Students per Librarian8057994573
 Students per Counselor391410530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%58.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%10.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
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77840 77845

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