2026 Compare Cities Education:
Circle Pines, MN vs Houston, TX

Change Cities
Highlights
- Houston spends 24.4% less per student than Circle Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Houston than in Circle Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Circle Pines
 Circle Pines, MNHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Circle Pines    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I absolutely love the climate here in Circle Pines, MN. I like having all 4 seasons. I grew up here, left to live in Washington State for a while and wanted to move  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Circle Pines

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Houston


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.