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Santa Fe, NM vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- Kirkland spends 32.6% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Kirkland than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kirkland had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe

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 Santa Fe, NMKirkland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,138$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,510$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3418.5316.23
 Students per Librarian14989894573
 Students per Counselor310455530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%62.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501
ZIPS IN KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON
98034 98033

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