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Grandview, MO vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 10.0% less per student than Grandview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Houston than in Grandview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grandview
 Grandview, MOHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Grandview    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Not sure what happened to the reviewer from 2011, but have to disagree. Grandview is a racially diverse community for sure, maybe being in the minority felt too real  More

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Over 8 years ago

Grandview is a great little community in the South Kansas City metro area. Good and varied housing stock and a responsive and active local government. It's a community  More

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Take our word for it. It is not crime free here. It is not quaint. You cannot go outside at night without having someone with you and then you have to watch your  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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