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Houston, TX vs Elkhart, IN

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Highlights
- Elkhart spends 5.9% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Elkhart than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elkhart had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXElkhart, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,581$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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