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Houston, TX vs Cherryville, NC

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Highlights
- Cherryville spends 14.7% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Cherryville than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cherryville had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXCherryville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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 Cherryville    2 Reviews

I've lived here for all of my life. There are definitely cities that are a whole lot worse than Cherryville, but Cherryville isn't exactly the best. I'd say it is  More

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In general, many people in and around this area have a tendency to be clannish. If you are willing to stay there for a decade or so, you may be finally fully accepted.  More

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