2024 Compare Cities Education:
Washington, DC vs Rockport, TX

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Highlights
- Rockport spends 53.9% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Rockport than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockport had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCRockport, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$30,279$13,965$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069$10,971$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,354$6,270$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.6514.4916.23
 Students per Librarian79610474573
 Students per Counselor445429530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%23.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%36.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Rockport    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Get away from the noisy, crowded beaches of the north Gulf Coast and come to Rockport! The small, seaside arts community is friendly and affordable, with one of the top  More

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Do you think that Texas is just ranches and desert? Think again. Texas has some of the best waterfront properties in the US. From rivers, to lakes, to the gulf coast,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Move here only if you have a job waiting, or are retired with a Good income stream. I you move here expect a low paying job (if you can find one). Starting in 2010  More

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