2024 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Georgetown, TX

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Highlights
- Georgetown spends 0.7% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Georgetown than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Georgetown had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXGeorgetown, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,700$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864$8,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,857$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9114.0116.23
 Students per Librarian87910934573
 Students per Counselor422415530
 Grade School Educ.11.8%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.5%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%45.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.8%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.0%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 9 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 10 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 Georgetown    17 Reviews

I grew up in old Georgetown (80’s kid here) and it was amazing. I left after high school (college) and lived near San Antonio for a couple years but always came back to  More

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One of the worst places I have ever had the misfortune to live. Quite expensive because of many hidden costs. The phoniest people I have ever met. They pretend Southern  More

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Over 8 years ago

Charming. Not too big and not too small. All conveniences within 5 minutes. Near major highways. Property tax is more reasonable than Travis County (Austin).  More

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