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Houston, TX vs Mount Pleasant, MI

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 1.5% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Mount Pleasant than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXMount Pleasant, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7184573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%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 Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  More

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