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Sugar Land, TX vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka spends 13.8% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Eureka than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eureka had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXEureka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock70434573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 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 Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 5 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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