2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lufkin, TX vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 19.3% more per student than Lufkin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Athens than in Lufkin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lufkin
 Lufkin, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,304  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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