2024 Compare Cities Education:
University Place, WA vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 17.6% less per student than University Place.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% lower in Raton than in University Place. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to University Place
 University Place, WARaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$13,321$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6811.7216.23
 Students per Librarian113914834573
 Students per Counselor441486530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%23.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%14.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.0%1.5%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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