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Houston, TX vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 15.9% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Sierra Vista than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 17.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$9,247$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8218.8916.23
 Students per Librarian147031414573
 Students per Counselor473485530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%32.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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