2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harlingen, TX vs Salina, KS

Change Cities
Highlights
- Salina spends 36.8% more per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Salina than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 21.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Harlingen

Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

   |    Reply

Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Salina


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.