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Houston, TX vs Gretna, LA

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- Gretna spends 1.3% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% higher in Gretna than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gretna had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXGretna, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%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 Gretna    2 Reviews
Jamie · Gretna, LA
Gretna
Over 18 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Abhd · Gretna, LA
beauty
Over 18 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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