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Houston, TX vs Cloudcroft, NM

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Highlights
- Cloudcroft spends 1.0% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Cloudcroft than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cloudcroft had 23.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXCloudcroft, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,698$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,050$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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 Cloudcroft    4 Reviews

Escaped the Heat of Texas 4 years ago with the NO AC NEEDED summers in the cool pines at 9000 feet. I worked in Houston for 2 decades with the WORST climate, HUMIDITY  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived in California, Mexico, Spain, Miami ,Fl and in a couple cities in New Mexico and now I've lived in Cloudcroft, NM for almost one year now. It is a quant  More

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9,000 feet above sea level nestled in the Sacramento Mountains lies beautiful Cloudcroft, NM. Like any small town everyone knows everything about you. Cloudcroft boasts  More

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