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Escondido, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 20.9% more per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% lower in Austin than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 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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