2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tomball, TX vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 19.3% more per student than Tomball.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.7% higher in Riverside than in Tomball. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tomball
 Tomball, TXRiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tomball    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

opportunities for theatre, music, museums abound in houston-20+ miles away, however traffic is bad from morning to late night and tickets are quite expensive. Museums  More

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With a college-age son, it is nice to have nearby Tomball College. The facility is excellent, the public library is actually part of the college campus and has extended  More

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Here you can have ALL the great stores and malls right near you, but still feel like you live in a suburban area. Housing prices are unbeatable and neighborhoods are  More

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Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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