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Sugar Land, TX vs Decatur, AL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 12.6% less per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Decatur than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXDecatur, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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