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Houston, TX vs Port Arthur, TX

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- Port Arthur spends 1.0% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Port Arthur than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Arthur had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Port Arthur    9 Reviews
Fabian · Nederland, TX
port arthur ace hole capital of the world
Over 10 years ago

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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chauncey · Port Arthur, TX
Slow grind
Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Kimberly · Port Arthur, TX
Pierre
Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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