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

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- Tomball spends 0.2% more per student than Harlingen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Tomball than in Harlingen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tomball had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlingen
 Harlingen, TXTomball, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Tomball    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

opportunities for theatre, music, museums abound in houston-20+ miles away, however traffic is bad from morning to late night and tickets are quite expensive. Museums  More

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With a college-age son, it is nice to have nearby Tomball College. The facility is excellent, the public library is actually part of the college campus and has extended  More

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Here you can have ALL the great stores and malls right near you, but still feel like you live in a suburban area. Housing prices are unbeatable and neighborhoods are  More

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