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Dumas, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 13.0% more per student than Dumas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Houston than in Dumas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dumas

Education
 Dumas, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,347$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,341$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,414$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8515.8216.23
 Students per Librarian350014704573
 Students per Counselor524473530
 Grade School Educ.16.9%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.73.7%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.3%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 17 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  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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79029
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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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