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Pickerington, OH vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 13.2% less per student than Pickerington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Houston than in Pickerington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pickerington
 Pickerington, OHHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,991  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pickerington    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Pickerington gets about the same weather as Columbus Ohio but most of the severe weather in the summer goes north of Columbus so Pickerington gets mostly rain.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Being a suburb of one of America's biggest cities has its perks. We reap all the cultural benefits without all the urban disadvantages. Pickerngton is a smallish,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Pickerington offers excellent educational opportunities families. Although the school district is growing tremendously, it still has a small town  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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