2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wharton, TX vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Katy spends 8.8% less per student than Wharton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Katy than in Wharton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Katy had 23.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wharton
 Wharton, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,612  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wharton    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Way to hot and humid in the summer. Wonderful in te winter  More

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Over 16 years ago

my husband has a chance to come to wadsworth and work at stp, i am hoping to come with him, we live in a small town in georgia ( byron},i love small towns. hope to be  More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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