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Houston, TX vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 13.1% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Indianapolis than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8217.7116.23
 Students per Librarian14709314573
 Students per Counselor473613530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.2%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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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