2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harlingen, TX vs Muncie, IN

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- Muncie spends 1.6% less per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Muncie than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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