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Sugar Land, TX vs Monroe, LA

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 12.8% less per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Monroe than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXMonroe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,043$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3254573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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