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Leander, TX vs Wells Branch, TX

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Highlights
- Wells Branch spends 56.8% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Wells Branch than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wells Branch had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXWells Branch, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 12 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Wells Branch    1 Reviews

I've been in the Austin are for just over 4 years now, and by far, my favorite place to live is Wells Branch. Just far enough away from the fray, and still affordable;  More

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