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Waco, TX vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 40.7% more per student than Waco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 196.7% higher in Sweetwater than in Waco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waco
 Waco, TXSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,324$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,306$12,967$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,185$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6640.5316.23
 Students per Librarian132827584573
 Students per Counselor333483530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%13.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.8%79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%13.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This town is a nightmare for all nearby towns or people passing through. Expect to add an hour to your trip if you're passing through. Traffic. Traffic traffic.  More

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Best city in Texas when you count traffic, housing cost, eateries, Baylor Bear sports, largest urban lake in Texas, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of  More

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i was raised in waco tx and recently moved to country to get away from the drama and crime associated w living in waco.But it seems now the city of Waco has purchased  More

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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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