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Houston, TX vs Rome, GA

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- Rome spends 11.0% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Rome than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rome had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXRome, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,242$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,108$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6054573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Rome    11 Reviews
D. · North Decatur, GA
Rome GA is in the middle of Everywhere
Over 1 years ago

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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Douglas  · Rome, GA
New Jersey transplant loves Rome.
Over 8 years ago

I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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ramona · Rome, GA
Climate
Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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