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Princeton, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 13.9% less per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Houston than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton

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 Princeton, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9315.8216.23
 Students per Librarian80014704573
 Students per Counselor405473530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Princeton    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Princeton, TX is an extremely small, country town. Although small, it is up and coming. Although I am more of a city gal, what I love most about Princeton is that the  More

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This town is full of crime and the Chief doesnt care,they dont press charges on people tp keep the crime rate numbers low.I am sorry I ever moved here,the schools fudge  More

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I love the people in this town and I have been assured that things are beginning to change. Many new people are moving in, but growth is often painful and takes time.   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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