2025 Compare Cities Education:
Whitney, TX vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 38.9% more per student than Whitney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Austin than in Whitney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitney
 Whitney, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,820  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Whitney    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Whitney is a very poor town but have a very nice school system. The reason their system is as good as it is, because of a gated committee named White Bluff. Very few  More

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Whitney is the simple but quality life. You can have a chance to make your life whatever you want it to be. Remember, Whitney is simple, low taxes, low energy, huge  More

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My family moved to Whitney 10 years ago because we wanted to get away from a big city. Whitney is a lake town and a tourist spot during the summer months. The  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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