2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Northport, NY

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Highlights
- Northport spends 135.6% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Northport than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northport had 25.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXNorthport, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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 Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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