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Houston, TX vs Phenix City, AL

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Highlights
- Phenix City spends 16.4% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Phenix City than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phenix City had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,725$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,470$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5654573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Phenix City    2 Reviews

Phenix City Ala--Has got to be the arm pit of the south---Lack of jobs makes it a very dangerous place to live,crime is out of control --drugs are every where and the  More

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I live in Fort Mitchell and the school ratio teacher to student at Fort Mitchell is incorrect. Its more like 25 students per teacher and its growing rapidly as many  More

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