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Dana Point, CA vs Austin, TX

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- Austin spends 29.5% more per student than Dana Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% lower in Austin than in Dana Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dana Point
 Dana Point, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dana Point    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Climate is one of the world's  More

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Nice place to live. Mediterranean climate. Too many people, high cost of living, California taxes high. Ocean is  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in the California Riviera...but there's a price! This is a great place to  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 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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