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Dixon, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 42.0% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Houston than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon

Education
 Dixon, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,130$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,266$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5615.8216.23
 Students per Librarian65514704573
 Students per Counselor491473530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 15 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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