2024 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Stafford Courthouse, VA

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Highlights
- Stafford Courthouse spends 10.7% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Stafford Courthouse than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stafford Courthouse had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXStafford Courthouse, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,633$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,760$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8216.5316.23
 Students per Librarian147013834573
 Students per Counselor473335530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.5%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 Stafford Courthouse    2 Reviews

Stafford is more a county full of subdivisions than a place. It's a concept, a mailing address, a set of exits off I-95. To be honest, there's no there there. (By the  More

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Over 11 years ago

The community is a bedroom community for Washington DC and large percentage of people comment 1 to 1 1/2 hours each was to work. Commuting to Washington DC is your part  More

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