2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Sterling, KY vs Port Lavaca, TX

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- Port Lavaca spends 30.2% more per student than Mount Sterling.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Port Lavaca than in Mount Sterling. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Lavaca had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Sterling
 Mount Sterling, KYPort Lavaca, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,635$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,268$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31374573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Sterling    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This place is a good place to raise your children but not a good place to set up their future,(the best cost affordable education is about 15 to 40 miles away)expect the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mt. Sterling is still growing with real estate sales continuing. The market is a buyers market and alot of inventory is available. Mt. Sterling is a great community to  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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