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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Ashland, MA

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- Ashland spends 83.7% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Ashland than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 21.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXAshland, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews
Michael · Ashland, MA
typical
Over 15 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Teodora · Bethpage, NY
Close to Boston, but easil;y affordable
Over 16 years ago

Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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