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Waxhaw, NC vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Friendswood spends 26.9% more per student than Waxhaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Friendswood than in Waxhaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friendswood had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waxhaw
 Waxhaw, NCFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,153  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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