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Mission, TX vs Port Arthur, TX

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Highlights
- Port Arthur spends 5.9% more per student than Mission.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Port Arthur than in Mission. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Arthur had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission
 Mission, TXPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mission    1 Reviews

Mission, Texas is home to the National Butterfly Center, quite possibly the best location in the United States for photographing wild and free-flying butterflies.   More

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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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