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McAllen, TX vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 65.0% more per student than McAllen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Austin than in McAllen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 17.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McAllen

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 McAllen, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,990$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,138$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,412$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1114.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6388054573
 Students per Counselor359391530
 Grade School Educ.12.9%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.0%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.6%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.5%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.0%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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