2024 Compare Cities Education:
Atlantic, VA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 10.2% more per student than Atlantic.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Houston than in Atlantic. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Atlantic
 Atlantic, VAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,639$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,837$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7315.8216.23
 Students per Librarian47514704573
 Students per Counselor339473530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.9%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.1%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.0.0%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.0.0%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.8%1.5%
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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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