2026 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Conroe, TX

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Highlights
- Conroe spends 8.1% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Conroe than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Conroe had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXConroe, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 17 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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