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Conroe, TX vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- San Marcos spends 20.2% more per student than Conroe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in San Marcos than in Conroe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Conroe

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 Conroe, TXSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,677$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264$9,966$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,696$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9314.5516.23
 Students per Librarian11067124573
 Students per Counselor435424530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.4%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 10 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 15 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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