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Barstow, CA vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Big Spring spends 17.7% less per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.1% lower in Big Spring than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11414573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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