2026 Compare Cities Education:
Splendora, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 9.8% more per student than Splendora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Houston than in Splendora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Splendora
 Splendora, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Splendora    2 Reviews

I have lived here in splendora texas for 35 yrs and it was country living and the schools were number one but to look at splendora today I would not reccomend anyone  More

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Over 17 years ago

splendora is my home town and for all of you vacationers who want to go to a small town for a quiet weekend it is the right place but it is not a good place to live i  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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