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Ferndale, CA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 18.3% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Houston than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews
Sally · Ferndale, CA
Corrupt town
Over 9 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  More

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Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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