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Sanderson, TX vs Alpine, TX

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Highlights
- Alpine spends 32.4% less per student than Sanderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% higher in Alpine than in Sanderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alpine had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanderson
 Sanderson, TXAlpine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,576  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10964573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sanderson    2 Reviews

Sanderson is nothing short of an open grave. There were about 700 people here in 2016 and there are far, far fewer here in 2021. The town is made up of run down,  More

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Sanderson is nothing short of an open grave. There were about 700 people here in 2016 and there are far, far fewer here in 2021. The town is made up of run down,  More

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Reviews for Alpine    1 Reviews

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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