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Houston, TX vs Morro Bay, CA

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- Morro Bay spends 24.0% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Morro Bay than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morro Bay had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Morro Bay    2 Reviews
Rob · Morro Bay, CA
MORRO BAY
Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Amy · Morro Bay, CA
move here if you can afford to
Over 19 years ago

Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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