2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cottage Grove, OR vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 35.8% more per student than Cottage Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Austin than in Cottage Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cottage Grove
 Cottage Grove, ORAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cottage Grove    2 Reviews

Cottage Grove vicinity, not the city of. The area is beautiful. There are a lot of accessible parks, trails, and the like. The spring and fall are the best  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have thought about moving here but would like some feedback on the quality of life here and whether or not it is a good place to  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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