2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albuquerque, NM vs Normal, IL

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Highlights
- Normal spends 31.8% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Normal than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Normal had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMNormal, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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