2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Houston, TX vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 68.7% more per student than South Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Watertown than in South Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 43.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Houston
 South Houston, TXWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for South Houston    1 Reviews

I'm relocating from NJ/NY area and would like feedback on South Houston, TX or any other small city where the cost of living is under U.S. average, housing is  More

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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