2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sweetwater, TX vs San Antonio, TX

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Highlights
- San Antonio spends 17.0% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.2% lower in San Antonio than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Antonio had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXSan Antonio, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,214$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,154$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 San Antonio    239 Reviews

I've lived here 13 years now and hoping to move!! Not the most exiting place to live if you enjoy being outdoors for activities like biking, hiking or even walking or  More

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I lived in San Antonio for about 7 months or so, and for a reason! Like anywhere I think SA has its pros and cons, but ultimately being in my early 20s and single I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Overall, San Antonio is a nice place to live. The weather is generally pleasant but from mid June to about mid September, it does get scorching hot. I remember one  More

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