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Houston, TX vs Southlake, TX

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Highlights
- Southlake spends 6.4% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Southlake than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southlake had 24.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSouthlake, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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