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Houston, TX vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 82.4% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in Summit than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 19.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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