2025 Compare Cities Education:
Katy, TX vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 5.0% less per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Buford than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 21.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy
 Katy, TXBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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