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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houston, TX vs Tahoma, CA

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- Tahoma spends 8.9% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Tahoma than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tahoma had 23.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXTahoma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Tahoma    1 Reviews
Richard  · Sacramento, CA
An Error
Over 9 years ago

Folks, you have Tahoma's elevation listed as somewhere around 3770 feet. If we're talking the Tahoma on the west shore or any shore of Lake Tahoe, for that matter, the  More

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