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Johnstown, PA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 26.7% less per student than Johnstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Houston than in Johnstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnstown
 Johnstown, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,021  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Johnstown    16 Reviews
CHAUCER · Johnstown, PA
A Historic City With Lots of Possibilities.
Over 4 years ago

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Michael · Johnstown, PA
Don't
Over 6 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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linda · Johnstown, PA
cost of living
Over 14 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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