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Houston, TX vs Soledad, CA

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Highlights
- Soledad spends 19.9% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% higher in Soledad than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Soledad had 28.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSoledad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock24.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock56.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Soledad    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

First of all, Soledad is not a beach town. It is located about 45 min from the nearest popular beach. Second, it is windy everyday for a few hours. Third, texcept for  More

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Over 16 years ago

Soledad is a small town, and there really isn't much to do in the city itself, we don't even have a target. But Salinas, a mid size city is within 30 miles. One thing  More

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