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Payson, AZ vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 17.4% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Santa Fe than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson

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 Payson, AZSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,891$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337$10,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,591$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.9915.3416.23
 Students per Librarian220714984573
 Students per Counselor787310530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  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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85541
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87507 87505 87501

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