2026 Compare Cities Education:
Southlake, TX vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 12.0% more per student than Southlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.0% higher in Irvine than in Southlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southlake
 Southlake, TXIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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