2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harlingen, TX vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 64.2% more per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.5% higher in San Francisco than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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