2026 Compare Cities Education:
Shaker Heights, OH vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 36.4% less per student than Shaker Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Houston than in Shaker Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shaker Heights
 Shaker Heights, OHHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shaker Heights    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Shaker Heights has superb options for education, in both the public or private schools. The city libraries are excellent.   More

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A very diverse place to be, it mixes the rich with the poor, the good with the bad, the have's with the have nots. I have lived in the area for more than 30 years, even  More

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Over 15 years ago

Shaker Heights schools just aren't what they used to be. Parents could do much better elsewhere and save themselves a lot of money in the process since Shaker Heights  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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