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Sweetwater, TX vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 28.1% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.0% lower in College Station than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 19.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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