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Champaign, IL vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 39.9% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Las Cruces than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign

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 Champaign, ILLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,461$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,155$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4215.0516.23
 Students per Librarian66219124573
 Students per Counselor486468530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.1%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree8.1%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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ZIPS IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
61820 61821 61822
ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007

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