2026 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 4.0% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Buford than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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 11 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 12 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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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 11 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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