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Morehead City, NC vs Port Lavaca, TX

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- Port Lavaca spends 19.6% more per student than Morehead City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Port Lavaca than in Morehead City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Lavaca had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morehead City
 Morehead City, NCPort Lavaca, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,635$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,268$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31374573
 Students per Counselor263  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Morehead City    4 Reviews

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast  More

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Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad  More

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I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating  More

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Reviews for Port Lavaca    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Port Lavaca is an amazing place. We have our problems but the city is a cultural heritage location for Eastern European Immigrants. Especially Hungary and Czech  More

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Ground Zero for flesh eating bacteria. You cant eat the fish. A guy died just 17 miles South because the bacteria got into his intestines. Pass this place  More

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(1) I lived there 2 years. Here's what they don't tell you. This town leads the State of Texas for flesh eating bacteria. Dont touch the water! There is no beach other  More

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