2026 Compare Cities Education:
Friendswood, TX vs Bell, FL

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Highlights
- Bell spends 20.0% less per student than Friendswood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Bell than in Friendswood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bell had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendswood
 Friendswood, TXBell, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,637$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,865$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27964573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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Reviews for Bell    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bell is a VERY small town in the backwoods South. The area is beautiful, and if you want small-town, it doesn't get much smaller than this. They don't warm up to  More

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