2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 41.8% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Houston than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,018$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,697$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4315.8216.23
 Students per Librarian70914704573
 Students per Counselor535473530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.8%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  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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