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Austin, TX vs San Antonio, TX

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Highlights
- San Antonio spends 33.2% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in San Antonio than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Antonio had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXSan Antonio, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$13,214$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$10,259$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,154$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5314.916.23
 Students per Librarian8058254573
 Students per Counselor391397530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%27.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.2%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 San Antonio    239 Reviews

I've lived here 13 years now and hoping to move!! Not the most exiting place to live if you enjoy being outdoors for activities like biking, hiking or even walking or  More

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I lived in San Antonio for about 7 months or so, and for a reason! Like anywhere I think SA has its pros and cons, but ultimately being in my early 20s and single I  More

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Over 2 years ago

Overall, San Antonio is a nice place to live. The weather is generally pleasant but from mid June to about mid September, it does get scorching hot. I remember one  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
78245, 78228, 78250, 78251, 78240, 78249, 78254, 78223, 78207, 78247, 57 total

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