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Alpine, TX vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 13.2% less per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Raton than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, TXRaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14834573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alpine    1 Reviews

This is a geographically beautiful place. With Sul Ross University here you would expect a more educated population. Sadly, this town is dominated by law enforcement and  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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