2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hurricane, WV vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 1.1% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Houston than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, WVHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

having lived all over the country since 1992, i moved to hurricane from the northern va. D.C. area to get away from the rat race. this town is exaclty what i was  More

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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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