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Pittsburg, KS vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 52.7% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Austin than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg

Education
 Pittsburg, KSAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,957$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,791$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3214.5316.23
 Students per Librarian3378054573
 Students per Counselor330391530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town, big  More

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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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66762
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78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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