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St. Helena, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 8.6% more per student than St. Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.7% lower in Austin than in St. Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Helena
 St. Helena, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,371  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for St. Helena    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

There is no better place to raise a family. Great community, excellent resources, fabulous restaurants, amazing hikes and beautiful scenery.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I currently live in Sacramento, California for about 5 months and returning to batavia, New York in 5 more months. My boyfriend and I are going to get a place together  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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