2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Marcos, TX vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Louisville spends 11.2% more per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Louisville than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, TXLouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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