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Melbourne, FL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 19.7% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Houston than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne

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 Melbourne, FLHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3515.8216.23
 Students per Librarian83814704573
 Students per Counselor397473530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   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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ZIPS IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
32935 32901 32934 32903
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