2026 Compare Cities Education:
Friendswood, TX vs Hazleton, PA

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Highlights
- Hazleton spends 29.4% more per student than Friendswood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Hazleton than in Friendswood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hazleton had 21.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendswood
 Friendswood, TXHazleton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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