2025 Compare Cities Education:
Katy, TX vs New Braunfels, TX

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Highlights
- New Braunfels spends 16.3% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in New Braunfels than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy
 Katy, TXNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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