2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palmdale, CA vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 29.4% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% lower in Las Cruces than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale
 Palmdale, CALas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8615.0516.23
 Students per Librarian656519124573
 Students per Counselor380468530
 Grade School Educ.11.7%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.3%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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