2025 Compare Cities Education:
Stamford, CT vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 44.2% less per student than Stamford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Houston than in Stamford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stamford
 Stamford, CTHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 3 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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