2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harlingen, TX vs Brownsville, TX

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Highlights
- Brownsville spends 0.0% less per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Brownsville than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brownsville had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXBrownsville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Harlingen    6 Reviews

Harlingen is a city that offers retirees the most bang for the buck! It is near enough to McAllen and Brownsville and all they offer. You get a wide variety of shopping  More

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This area of the state of Texas is bland to most people from the East and northeast. However the community has everything you need at a price you can afford. Dining out  More

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Over 8 years ago

Here is what you will not get in Harlingen: easy access to great museums and Michelin starred restaurants. However, there are things that counter it. 1) It is  More

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Reviews for Brownsville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Over 16 years ago

too  More

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