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Austin, TX vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 28.1% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.7% higher in Midland than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

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 Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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