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Houston, TX vs Leakey, TX

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Highlights
- Leakey spends 30.6% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Leakey than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leakey had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXLeakey, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,753$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5324573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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 Leakey    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Has you drive into town you get a feel of how small the town is. With a population of 420 people I began to realize why everyone that i talked to were people that had  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like a slower pace of life surrounded by God's beautiful handiwork then Leakey will make you happy! I cannot say enough about the natural beauty of the area. It  More

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Frio River, winding and twisty roads, birding, motorcycle mecca of Texas, These things and more are yours to enjoy when you visit the Frio Canyon, exotic ranches,  More

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