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Houston, TX vs Newburgh, NY

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Highlights
- Newburgh spends 117.8% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Newburgh than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newburgh had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXNewburgh, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$27,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$24,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$16,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8212.316.23
 Students per Librarian14707734573
 Students per Counselor473311530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%10.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%11.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%78.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%19.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.4%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 Newburgh    13 Reviews

I am a Town of Newburgh (TON) resident. The Town of Newburgh is a great place to live and raise a family. The police are well liked and professional. Many Police  More

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Newburgh, NY was once a glorious small city sitting on the western bank of the Hudson River in the mid-Hudson Valley, just 60 miles north of New York City. It had a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Newburgh has very reasonable living costs for homes that would cost millions of dollars anywhere else close to NYC. Just look across the river at Beacon. Now is the time  More

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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
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