2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, WA vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Big Spring spends 34.2% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Big Spring than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$9,940$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6813.6116.23
 Students per Librarian113911414573
 Students per Counselor441391530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%11.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%11.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 7 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 15 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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