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Storrs, CT vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 46.0% less per student than Storrs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Houston than in Storrs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Storrs
 Storrs, CTHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Storrs    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

E.O. Smith High School is located on a corner of the University of Connecticut campus. A substantial fraction of Mansfield school system students are the children of  More

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Storrs is a safe, clean, civic-minded town within the larger town of Mansfield. I believe your income (per capita and household) information is skewed downward because  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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