2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Boerne, TX

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Highlights
- Boerne spends 29.8% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Boerne than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boerne had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WABoerne, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,886$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7654573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 4 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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