2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Schaumburg, IL

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Highlights
- Schaumburg spends 72.5% more per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Schaumburg than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Schaumburg had 23.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXSchaumburg, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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