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Houston, TX vs Centreville, VA

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- Centreville spends 37.0% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Centreville than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centreville had 19.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXCentreville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Centreville    8 Reviews
Barry · Centreville, VA
Centreville = Taxes
Over 1 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Colibri · Centreville, VA
Good Economy
Over 12 years ago

Good  More

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Bob · Centreville, VA
Centreville VA
Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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