2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, LA vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 5.4% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Leander than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LALeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10934573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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