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San Marcos, TX vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 37.5% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.6% higher in St. George than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, TXSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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