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Houston, TX vs Santa Fe Springs, CA

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- Santa Fe Springs spends 35.9% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% higher in Santa Fe Springs than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe Springs had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSanta Fe Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Santa Fe Springs    2 Reviews
gary · Santa Fe Springs, CA
santa fe springs is awful
Over 18 years ago

santa fe springs used to be a good place to live, but those days are long gone. crime is on the upswing. (whittier police dept. is contracted to s.f.s.) police  More

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Airene · Santa Fe Springs, CA
City of Santa Fe Springs
Over 20 years ago

Largely Industrial City, Great Place to live the city has a lot to offer it's residents, called the City of the Parks, Many city sponsored events, free  More

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