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Albuquerque, NM vs Amherst, NY

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- Amherst spends 81.8% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Amherst than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 3 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 18 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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