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Houston, TX vs High Point, NC

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Highlights
- High Point spends 16.9% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in High Point than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- High Point had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXHigh Point, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$10,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,101$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.2816.23
 Students per Librarian14706414573
 Students per Counselor473310530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%33.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.2%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 High Point    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Mild winter lovely spring with flowers blooming hot miserable humid summer breath taking  More

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Over 13 years ago

High Point is a very nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

There is no longer a job market in High Point, NC.   More

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