2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chapel Hill, NC vs Port Arthur, TX

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Highlights
- Port Arthur spends 18.3% less per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Port Arthur than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Arthur had 20.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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