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La Quinta, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 1.0% less per student than La Quinta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% lower in Santa Fe than in La Quinta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Quinta

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 La Quinta, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$10,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3615.3416.23
 Students per Librarian2495314984573
 Students per Counselor526310530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for La Quinta    5 Reviews

I've lived here nearly 15 years. Life in La Quinta is special. No, it's not like at the coast. Here, it's relaxed. You can enjoy beautiful blue skies nearly 350 days out  More

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My wife and I have lived in La Quinta, CA for 16 years. Over these years we've seen a tremendous amount of development, which on the one hand has improved shopping and  More

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Over 16 years ago

The positive: - Winter days are great at around 75ºF. - Abundant sunshine. - New infrastructure. - Landscaped greenery & water features. - It's not overly crowded &  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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ZIPS IN LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA
92253
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87507 87505 87501

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