2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 7.5% more per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in Austin than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 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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