2024 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Grand Prairie, TX

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Highlights
- Grand Prairie spends 2.7% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Grand Prairie than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXGrand Prairie, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.0116.23
 Students per Librarian14709714573
 Students per Counselor473361530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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 Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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