2026 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 48.8% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Houston than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  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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