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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 16.2% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Houston than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Canton    2 Reviews
Gary · Canton, TX
Population
Over 17 years ago

The "true" population of Canton, Texas is probably no more than about  More

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Mercy  · Canton, TX
Population
Over 18 years ago

Hi, I am the Economic Dev. Director for the City of Canton Texas and I just wanted you all to know that your population is wrong we had a study done and completed for  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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