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Sweetwater, TX vs Bonham, TX

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Highlights
- Bonham spends 20.6% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.7% lower in Bonham than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bonham had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXBonham, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,640$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20264573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Bonham    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I interviewed for a job here but was unable to find an apartment and was not able to make the move. I wish I had gotten to Bonham is a great little town with very  More

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Over 19 years ago

Looking for the cost of living; including local taxes, housing and utililities between Bonham, Texas and Tlyer,  More

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