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Edinburg, TX vs Lake Jackson, TX

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Highlights
- Lake Jackson spends 24.4% more per student than Edinburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Lake Jackson than in Edinburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Jackson had 18.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edinburg

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 Edinburg, TXLake Jackson, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,990$14,921$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,138$9,822$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,412$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1115.0516.23
 Students per Librarian6388814573
 Students per Counselor359393530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.78.8%93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%26.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.8%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%32.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Edinburg    5 Reviews

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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Reviews for Lake Jackson    2 Reviews

Lake Jackson is a really nice place to raise a family. The schools are great in this part of the Brazosport area school district. The town has a lot of white collar  More

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Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms.   More

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ZIPS IN EDINBURG, TEXAS
78542 78541 78539
ZIPS IN LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS
77566

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