2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cushing, ME vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 39.7% less per student than Cushing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.0% higher in Houston than in Cushing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 16.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cushing
 Cushing, MEHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,254  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cushing    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are thinking about moving to Cushing Maine you should think again. Comutes are not that quick. People could be nicer. It is boring. Not much crime going on.....it  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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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