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

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Highlights
- Plano spends 24.0% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Plano than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMPlano, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,734$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9644573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Plano    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am from Seattle and now live near Chicago. If you want to see unfriendly, come to the Midwest. At least Seattlites say, "Excuse me;" people here are unfamilar with  More

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