2026 Compare Cities Education:
Brownsville, TX vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- Key West spends 63.3% more per student than Brownsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Key West than in Brownsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Key West had 36.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brownsville
 Brownsville, TXKey West, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Brownsville    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Over 17 years ago

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Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 10 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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