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Houston, TX vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- Kirkland spends 56.5% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Kirkland than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kirkland had 21.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXKirkland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 3 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 Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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