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Santa Fe, NM vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 15.1% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% higher in Los Angeles than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe

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 Santa Fe, NMLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,138$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,510$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3421.8616.23
 Students per Librarian149865654573
 Students per Counselor310380530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501
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