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Sugar Land, TX vs San Mateo, CA

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- San Mateo spends 45.5% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.9% higher in San Mateo than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXSan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 16 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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