2026 Compare Cities Education:
Southlake, TX vs Smithfield, NC

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Highlights
- Smithfield spends 27.0% less per student than Southlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Smithfield than in Southlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithfield had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southlake
 Southlake, TXSmithfield, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 19 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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