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Runaway Bay, TX vs Alpine, TX

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- Alpine spends 49.6% more per student than Runaway Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Alpine than in Runaway Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alpine had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Runaway Bay
 Runaway Bay, TXAlpine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10964573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Steven · Alpine, TX
Blue Collar town full of low life law enforcement
Over 10 years ago

This is a geographically beautiful place. With Sul Ross University here you would expect a more educated population. Sadly, this town is dominated by law enforcement and  More

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