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Houston, TX vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 1.0% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Orlando than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 15.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,437$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8217.2816.23
 Students per Librarian147011484573
 Students per Counselor473508530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA
32822, 32835, 32811, 32812, 32807, 32806, 32805, 32832, 32829, 32803, 14 total

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