2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hanford, CA vs Port Arthur, TX

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Highlights
- Port Arthur spends 19.7% less per student than Hanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in Port Arthur than in Hanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Arthur had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanford
 Hanford, CAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,825  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hanford is a beautiful little town to live in. The only exception is the air quality that is usually poor during 70 percent of the year. The additional spring and summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice clean town. Moved here from Panama City, FL. The atmosphere in Hanford is a lot nicer than it was  More

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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 11 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 12 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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