2026 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 16.8% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Phoenix than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 2 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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