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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Oxford, PA

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- Oxford spends 60.1% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Oxford than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxford had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXOxford, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Oxford    2 Reviews
Michele · Oxford, PA
Don't move here - The cost of living is very expen
Over 18 years ago

Don't move here - The cost of living is very expensive, the crime problem is out of hand (we've been robbed 2 times in the last year) and it's way to  More

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Hope · Oxford, PA
Great place to live!
Over 19 years ago

I have been in Oxford for abour 2 years now and love it!..its a great place for  More

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