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Dupo, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 25.2% less per student than Dupo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Houston than in Dupo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dupo
 Dupo, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dupo    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This quiet bedroom community in Southwestern Illinois is blessed with many types of friendly people. We enjoy good local government and superb protection from the  More

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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

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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

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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

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