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Houston, TX vs Alliance, NE

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Highlights
- Alliance spends 10.7% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Alliance than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alliance had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXAlliance, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,193$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,596$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2994573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Alliance    10 Reviews

I have lived in Alliance for 3 years love the town . THE REALITY IS RELIABLE HEALTH CARE HAS TO BE FOUND OUT OF TOWN NEARST IS 50MIN DRIVE AWAY. IN 3 YEARS 3 DOCTORS  More

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The crime rate is high. I have never lived anywhere where there are so many suicides, murders and unexplained deaths. The meth is unbelievable. I have seen so many  More

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Over 12 years ago

Don't move here!! Even for the railroad it is not worth it.. If you have kids the school system is awful I have never in my life seen a school so messed up. Pregnancy  More

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