2025 Compare Cities Education:
Duncanville, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 2.6% less per student than Duncanville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Houston than in Duncanville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Duncanville
 Duncanville, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Duncanville    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived he for 10 years of my life and it is a safe place to live the police are great boredom lives here it's close to Dallas , Waco   More

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Over 4 years ago

1've been a business owner in duncanville for twenty five years. corruption runs deep within the police dept. from the chief robert brown, his detectives and most patrol  More

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Over 19 years ago

Bedroom city to Dallas,quiet,safe,good housing cost,good police.Good location to use all that Dallas has to offer.Poor mass transit,but good highway system  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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