2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albuquerque, NM vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 42.9% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Los Altos than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 2 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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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