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Houston, TX vs Arlington, TX

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 6.4% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Arlington than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXArlington, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$9,823$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8214.6916.23
 Students per Librarian14708894573
 Students per Counselor473365530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%31.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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 Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total

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