2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hurricane, WV vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 55.9% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Austin than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, WVAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

having lived all over the country since 1992, i moved to hurricane from the northern va. D.C. area to get away from the rat race. this town is exaclty what i was  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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