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Alliance, NE vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 9.6% less per student than Alliance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Houston than in Alliance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alliance
 Alliance, NEHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,239  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Alliance    10 Reviews

I have lived in Alliance for 3 years love the town . THE REALITY IS RELIABLE HEALTH CARE HAS TO BE FOUND OUT OF TOWN NEARST IS 50MIN DRIVE AWAY. IN 3 YEARS 3 DOCTORS  More

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The crime rate is high. I have never lived anywhere where there are so many suicides, murders and unexplained deaths. The meth is unbelievable. I have seen so many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Don't move here!! Even for the railroad it is not worth it.. If you have kids the school system is awful I have never in my life seen a school so messed up. Pregnancy  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 4 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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