2026 Compare Cities Education:
Farmington, UT vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 106.5% more per student than Farmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% lower in Austin than in Farmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Farmington
 Farmington, UTAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,866  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Farmington    2 Reviews

I have lived here 4 and half years in Farmington Greens subdivision. It started out nice. I picked it because it was close to Station Park which we did enjoy. Great  More

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An friendly, family centered city. Close to Salt Lake, close to skiing and outdoor activities. Farmington offers community arts and theater along with sports activity  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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