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Houston, TX vs Rupert, ID

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Highlights
- Rupert spends 31.1% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Rupert than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rupert had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXRupert, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19494573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Rupert    1 Reviews

I have lived in Rupert Idaho for 5 years and Idaho for 10. Rupert is a very special place to live, with wonderful people, low living expense, lots of sunshine, Mountain  More

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