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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Bridgewater, NJ

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- Bridgewater spends 83.8% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in Bridgewater than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 19.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXBridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Bridgewater    2 Reviews
celia · Bridgewater, NJ
Love living in Bridgewater , NJ
Over 9 years ago

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Linda · Bridgewater, NJ
Where do we go from here?
Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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