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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, WA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 38.1% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Houston than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, WAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor750  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Al · Ocean Park, WA
Best Place to live in the entire West
Over 12 years ago

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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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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