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Silver City, NM vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 24.6% less per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Las Cruces than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City

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 Silver City, NMLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,327$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,911$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8415.0516.23
 Students per Librarian88919124573
 Students per Counselor273468530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Silver City    12 Reviews

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived all over the US. This is my perspective on Silver city. Beautiful country, nice weather but full of unhappy, unpleasant people.Every city has a soul and for  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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ZIPS IN SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO
88061
ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007

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