2025 Compare Cities Education:
Williamsville, NY vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 45.2% less per student than Williamsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% higher in Houston than in Williamsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 19.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsville
 Williamsville, NYHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsville    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

schools are 10 meaning the best, crime rates low, friendly  More

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The weather here is perfect. Pretty mild winters for the Buffalo area because we are not in the snow belt. Summers are fantastic. Nothing compares to New York in the  More

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I live in a great town--Williamsville offers the affordable housing, great place to raise a family, friendly neighbors convenient with regards to sports, entertainment,  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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