2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harlingen, TX vs Fairhope, AL

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Highlights
- Fairhope spends 1.4% more per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Fairhope than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairhope had 23.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXFairhope, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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