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

Change Cities
Highlights
- Houston spends 9.3% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Houston than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor440  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Public Transportation is decent and not too expensive. No local taxies but there is a local minibus service that is in some ways better then a regular bus service. They  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Greenville

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Houston


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.