2026 Compare Cities Education:
Harlem, GA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 19.1% more per student than Harlem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Houston than in Harlem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harlem
 Harlem, GAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Harlem    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We found this area due to a military transfer via Fort Gordon. (2007) We were looking for a place that wasn't on top of the post, that had racial diversity, decent  More

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Over 14 years ago

If I knew back in 2001 what I was getting into when I moved here, I would have kept far, far away. At one time Harlem was a busy little town with several grocery  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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