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Austin, TX vs Soledad, CA

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- Soledad spends 22.3% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.6% higher in Soledad than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Soledad had 37.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXSoledad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock24.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock56.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Soledad    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

First of all, Soledad is not a beach town. It is located about 45 min from the nearest popular beach. Second, it is windy everyday for a few hours. Third, texcept for  More

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Over 16 years ago

Soledad is a small town, and there really isn't much to do in the city itself, we don't even have a target. But Salinas, a mid size city is within 30 miles. One thing  More

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