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Houston, TX vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 1.7% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Charlotte than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8216.2116.23
 Students per Librarian147011494573
 Students per Counselor473307530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.9%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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
28269, 28277, 28215, 28227, 28216, 28210, 28205, 28212, 28262, 28213, 27 total

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