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Houston, TX vs Fort Lee, NJ

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Highlights
- Fort Lee spends 94.1% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Fort Lee than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lee had 19.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$20,950$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8212.4516.23
 Students per Librarian14709314573
 Students per Counselor473304530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%10.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%60.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%16.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%6.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.4%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Fort Lee    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Fort Lee is the most convenient place I can imagine. It's a small, tree-lined borough sitting at the front door of the world's greatest city. Fort Lee is  More

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