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Lorain, OH vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 19.4% less per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Houston than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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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