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Houston, TX vs Milwaukee, WI

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Highlights
- Milwaukee spends 29.3% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Milwaukee than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milwaukee had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXMilwaukee, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$16,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$13,645$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$7,875$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.4416.23
 Students per Librarian147012344573
 Students per Counselor473527530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%25.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.0%1.5%

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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 Milwaukee    110 Reviews

I have lived in Milwaukee for about 5 years. I really like the area, but I also plan on moving away soon. It is a unique city that has its charm though. Here is my  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've gone to Milwaukee many times for vacation, and it is a beautiful city with great lakeside views and beaches, stunning river walks, and of course the delicous cheese  More

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Over 3 years ago

Pretty decent city with some things to offer although crime is on the rise and segregation is out of control by race and income  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
53215, 53209, 53218, 53221, 53204, 53207, 53211, 53219, 53216, 53212, 22 total

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