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Champaign, IL vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 37.3% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Houston than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 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 3 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 3 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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