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The Woodlands, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 9.8% more per student than The Woodlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Houston than in The Woodlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to The Woodlands

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 The Woodlands, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,677$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,696$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9315.8216.23
 Students per Librarian110614704573
 Students per Counselor435473530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for The Woodlands    24 Reviews

I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 9 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great place. Multitude of things to do here. We even have an iceskating rink during the Holidays. The Pavillion regularly attracts national talent and is second to  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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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