2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pinehurst, NC vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 26.9% more per student than Pinehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Houston than in Pinehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 19.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinehurst
 Pinehurst, NCHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  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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