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Houston, TX vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 17.6% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Surprise than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 12 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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