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Houston, TX vs Quincy, IL

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Highlights
- Quincy spends 16.7% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Quincy than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Quincy had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXQuincy, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,971$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,867$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock91344573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 4 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 Quincy    21 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have live in quincy il since 2003 till now and it really is a nice place to raise your family no matter where you go, you going to have crime. but other than that it's  More

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I lived in Quincy for 15 years. I owned a house and participated in the local economy. My kids went to school there. The kids have fond memories of Quincy. I do not.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I haven't always lived in Quincy. I'm originally from the St. Louis area, but have moved around many times, and have also done a lot of traveling. My husband & I  More

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