2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highlands, TX vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 10.7% less per student than Highlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in College Station than in Highlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 22.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands
 Highlands, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Highlands, TX., since 1984. The location & traffic is good in relation to downtown Houston, Crosby, Baytown, Pasadena & even Beaumont &/or West Houston  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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