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

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Highlights
- Houston spends 17.6% more per student than Cushing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Houston than in Cushing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cushing
 Cushing, OKHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,440  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cushing    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

does anyone have knowledge of a family by the name (white) who had, or has a son by the name of david who joined the marines in or about 1960? i went to school with him  More

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Over 15 years ago

does anyone have knowledge of a family by the name (white) who had, or has a son by the name of david who joined the marines in or about 1960? i went to school with him  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cushing is conveniently located, one hour west of Tulsa, one hour east of Oklahoma City, and half hour south and east of Stillwater, (home of Oklahoma State  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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