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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Glasgow, KY

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- Glasgow spends 6.9% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Glasgow than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glasgow had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXGlasgow, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,941$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,439$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6934573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%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 Glasgow    2 Reviews
Mark · Glasgow, KY
Nice place to visit but don't move or retire here
Over 8 years ago

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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wanda · Glasgow, KY
Glasgow
Over 12 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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