2026 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Newburgh, IN

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Highlights
- Newburgh spends 15.6% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Newburgh than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newburgh had 18.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXNewburgh, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,821$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8394573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Newburgh    3 Reviews

We have lived in Evansville, Indiana for 23 years but recently built a home in the Historic Downtown Newburgh Indiana area. Newburgh is an absolutely beautiful town  More

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We moved to the are 5 years ago for a job in Evansville. We chose Newburgh specifically for it's beautiful historic downtown on the Ohio River and for it's highly rated  More

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We moved to the area about 5 years ago for a job in Evansville. We chose Newburgh specifically for the beautiful historic town on the Ohio river and for the high rated  More

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