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Houston, TX vs American Falls, ID

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- American Falls spends 16.4% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in American Falls than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Falls had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,719$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,740$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8174573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%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 American Falls    1 Reviews

I have lived in AF from the fifth grade, and I am now 67. I have always found AF to be an enjoyable place to live. It has all the small town attributes that remind a  More

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