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Graham, WA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 30.2% less per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Houston than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, WAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in nearby Puyallup & moved to Graham 14 years ago. It is a beautiful community only 30 minutes from the mountains and beautiful lakes. I have 3 children in  More

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Over 18 years ago

I live in the Pierce County area in Washington state. It's the county that's underneath King County (where Seattle is). It's true that the Seattle and Puget Sound area  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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