2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paducah, KY vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 41.4% more per student than Paducah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Austin than in Paducah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paducah
 Paducah, KYAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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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