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Jacksonville, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 7.0% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Houston than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,981$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,385$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,492$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9615.8216.23
 Students per Librarian136414704573
 Students per Counselor360473530
 Grade School Educ.18.0%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.68.3%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Jacksonville    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Well let me say something here. We have lived in this city for over a year and we see crimes everywhere. Oh we do see the police. They have radar set up in non traffic  More

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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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