2026 Compare Cities Education:
San Marino, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 13.5% more per student than San Marino.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Austin than in San Marino. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marino
 San Marino, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Marino    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I can't believe that the voters in this city -- always highly REPUBLICAN--are composed of 63% Democrats and in the 30s for republicans. I am a Democrat but was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Our family lived right on the border of San Marino in the 50's and 60's. We went to the fine schools there and enjoyed a wonderful education. There were only 2  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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