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Downey, CA vs The Woodlands, TX

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Highlights
- The Woodlands spends 33.0% less per student than Downey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in The Woodlands than in Downey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Woodlands had 21.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Downey
 Downey, CAThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for The Woodlands    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 11 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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