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Del Mar, CA vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Friendswood spends 18.7% less per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% lower in Friendswood than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friendswood had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CAFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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