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St. George, UT vs Whitney, TX

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Highlights
- Whitney spends 62.4% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.6% lower in Whitney than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whitney had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTWhitney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,239$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Whitney    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Whitney is a very poor town but have a very nice school system. The reason their system is as good as it is, because of a gated committee named White Bluff. Very few  More

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Whitney is the simple but quality life. You can have a chance to make your life whatever you want it to be. Remember, Whitney is simple, low taxes, low energy, huge  More

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My family moved to Whitney 10 years ago because we wanted to get away from a big city. Whitney is a lake town and a tourist spot during the summer months. The  More

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