2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Marcos, TX vs Bryan, TX

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Highlights
- Bryan spends 18.4% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Bryan than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bryan had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, TXBryan, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 16 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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Reviews for Bryan    15 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a native of Bryan-College Station. This town has come a long ways. For the greater good this is a college town thats unique and continues to grow. There's good  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for nearly twenty years and hated every minute of it. It is very conservative and intolerant and the crime is rising every year. The weather is  More

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I got a good laugh from this item. About This place sucks, TAMU Bryan Tx, etc. Did you not do some research before you came to this Aggieland. I sure hope by now you  More

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