2025 Compare Cities Education:
Novato, CA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 39.2% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Houston than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  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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