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Austin, TX vs Killeen, TX

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Highlights
- Killeen spends 27.4% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Killeen than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Killeen had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXKilleen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$14,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$9,453$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$5,758$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5315.616.23
 Students per Librarian8054654573
 Students per Counselor391342530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%31.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%21.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%0.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%0.5%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 Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN KILLEEN, TEXAS
76542 76549 76543 76541

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