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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Del Mar, CA

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- Del Mar spends 27.5% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.2% higher in Del Mar than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Del Mar had 24.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXDel Mar, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%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 Del Mar    2 Reviews
Mark · Del Mar, CA
San Diego is expensive, but it doesn't have to be.
Over 10 years ago

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Rick · Del Mar, CA
Perfect Weather
Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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