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Belle Fourche, SD vs Friendswood, TX

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- Friendswood spends 27.4% more per student than Belle Fourche.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Friendswood than in Belle Fourche. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friendswood had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belle Fourche
 Belle Fourche, SDFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor648  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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