2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, TX vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 25.7% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.7% lower in McAllen than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, TXMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio35.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor777  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live and huntsville and I was born in huntsville I have lived here for most of my life and I am only  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up about an hour from here and when I moved back the job market led me toward Conroe but the cost of living made it worth the commute to and from Huntsville.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Huntsville, Texas is the home of Sam Houston State University, a small state-funded university that boasts the likes of Dan Rather and Dana Andrews as alumni. The  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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