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Phoenix, AZ vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 21.4% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Houston than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix

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 Phoenix, AZHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2415.8216.23
 Students per Librarian234814704573
 Students per Counselor718473530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  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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ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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