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Solana Beach, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 20.9% more per student than Solana Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% lower in Austin than in Solana Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Solana Beach
 Solana Beach, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 21 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  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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