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Port Arthur, TX vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 9.8% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in College Station than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 22.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%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 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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