Pearland, Texas
Population: 18,697
Located in Harris County
Pearland is located approximately 20 minutes south of downtown Houston. Its close proximity to the Texas Medical Center, Houston Ship Channel, NASA's Johnson Space Center, and Houston's Hobby Airport puts Pearland businesses at a competitive advantage. Pearland offers rail service, highway access, local air, and regional passenger air service. Recently, Pearland applied for Foreign Trade Zone Status with the port of Freeport. Combine this with relatively low land costs and Pearland is an excellent place to conduct business. Pearland Economic Development capitalizes on those advantages for the benefit of companies considering relocation and/or expansion. PEDC offers tax abatement, freeport exemption and other financial incentives to qualified companies. Rated 12th by Outlook Texas magazine among the state's best cities for business growth, Pearland, Texas definitely should be on the top of the list of any company considering a move to the Lone Star State. The Pearland Independent School District (PISD) includes thirteen schools serving approximately 10,000 Pearland students. Employing over 600 full-time educators, Pearland has a teacher/student ratio of only 17:1. PISD has a graduation rate of 86% with 67% of the graduates attending college. ACT scores for 1998 averaged 20.7 with SAT scores at 1010. TAAS scores for 1998 were: 95.0% in reading, 93.0% in math, and 95.0% in writing. Students are offered a wide range of programs including career and technology, advanced placement, gifted and talented, special education, at-risk, fine arts, athletics, and many more. Each school in the district is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Average Number of Days of Sunshine 274
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