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Escondido, CA vs New Braunfels, TX

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- New Braunfels spends 8.8% less per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in New Braunfels than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CANew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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