Pflugerville, TX (population: 43,849) has fifteen ESL schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. The University of Texas at Austin, the highest ranked school in this group with an ESL program, has a total student population of 50,995. It is the 18th highest ranked school in the USA and one of the highest in the state .
ESL students from Pflugerville schools who go on to become english as a second language instructors, ESL trainers, ESL teachers, ESL tutors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 65,490 people working as english language and literature teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,860. Also, Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors make on average $50,390 per year and there are about 68,430 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Austin-Round Rock area alone, there are 240 employed adult literacy, remedial education, and ged teachers and instructors earning an average salary of $34,700. English language and literature teachers in this area earn $70,410/yr and there are 520 employed.
Pflugerville lies in Travis county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Austin-Round Rock area has 769,370 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.3% unemployment rate, $21.72/hr average worker wage, and a $45,180 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.677 out of every 1000 jobs in Pflugerville are held by english language and literature teachers, and 0.317/1000 are held by adult literacy, remedial education, and ged teachers and instructors.
Of the 15 ESL schools with a 100-mile radius of Pflugerville, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Baylor University comes out as the most expensive ($26,444/yr) for ESL students, with Palo Alto College as the lowest, reported at only $3,481/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Pflugerville |
| Austin | TX | 792,778 | 27 | 18.4164 | 459 | 11.9 miles |
| Cedar Park | TX | 72,258 | 0 | - | 0 | 13.4 miles |
| Georgetown | TX | 55,998 | 3 | 24.3873 | 208 | 15.1 miles |
| Killeen | TX | 125,411 | 1 | 16.1488 | 105 | 46.0 miles |
| Seguin | TX | - | 2 | 43.9208 | 52 | 63.7 miles |
| Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 76.1 miles |
| College Station | TX | 90,406 | 1 | 0.218495 | 0 | 78.8 miles |
| San Antonio | TX | 1,402,013 | 34 | 23.3851 | 958 | 86.3 miles |
| Kerrville | TX | - | 2 | 41.881 | 56 | 94.8 miles |