| Index | Southeast | Houston | Texas |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 47% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 14:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 688 | 7,418 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 257 | 1,267 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 89 | 463 |
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| Index | Southeast | Houston | Texas |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.4% | 75.8% | 79.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.1% | 74.2% | 77.8% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.8% | 36.0% | 34.9% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.8% | 31.2% | 28.1% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 12.1% | 9.6% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 4.0% | 2.6% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bellaire, TX | 18,862 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Pearland, TX | 125,817 | 65% | 36.4% |
| Friendswood, TX | 39,893 | 64% | 32.5% |
| League City, TX | 105,410 | 58% | 20.2% |
| Deer Park, TX | 33,599 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Houston, TX | 2,313,238 | 43% | 10.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chicago, IL | 2,699,347 | 22% | 54.1% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 39% | 18.6% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | 29% | 38.7% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,529,133 | 42% | 13.1% |
| San Diego, CA | 1,414,545 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Houston, TX | 2,313,238 | 43% | 10.9% |
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