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Taft, CA vs San Angelo, TX

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- San Angelo spends 28.3% less per student than Taft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% lower in San Angelo than in Taft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Angelo had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Taft
 Taft, CASan Angelo, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,905$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,588$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11754573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 18 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for San Angelo    10 Reviews

San Angelo isn't for everyone. There. I said it. If you are most comfortable in a big city, like to indulge in brick-and-mortar higher-end shopping, demand a $50  More

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I moved here to start my career. While I had realized I’d have to move to a rural town due to my career field being saturated, I wasn’t quite prepared for this  More

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Over 7 years ago

To each his own and all that but I must respectfully forewarn incoming military newcomers and dependents who don't prefer small towns: this place is kind of a drag.  More

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