2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elgin, TX vs Wharton, TX

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Highlights
- Wharton spends 16.9% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Wharton than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wharton had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin
 Elgin, TXWharton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,060$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,301  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7374573
 Students per Counselor464  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Elgin    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We are trying to get a teaching job in Northwest  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Wharton    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Way to hot and humid in the summer. Wonderful in te winter  More

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Over 16 years ago

my husband has a chance to come to wadsworth and work at stp, i am hoping to come with him, we live in a small town in georgia ( byron},i love small towns. hope to be  More

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