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Houston, TX vs Fort Pierce, FL

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- Fort Pierce spends 12.8% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% higher in Fort Pierce than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Fort Pierce    4 Reviews
George · Fort Pierce, FL
Beautiful Seaside Community
Over 10 years ago

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Terry · Fort Pierce, FL
Friday after Five
Over 19 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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angel · Fort Pierce, FL
Awful!
Over 19 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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