2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 19.2% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Houston than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  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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