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Auburn, IN vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 18.4% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Houston than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, INHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor1259  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Auburn    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Spring and Fall are very short. Summers are hot and humid (though strangely, we also experience droughts every summer). The winters are cold and bitter, and last too  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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