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Wharton, TX vs West Columbia, TX

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Highlights
- West Columbia spends 6.1% more per student than Wharton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in West Columbia than in Wharton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Columbia had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wharton
 Wharton, TXWest Columbia, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,921$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,612  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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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