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Belen, NM vs Alpine, CA

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Highlights
- Alpine spends 41.7% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Alpine than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alpine had 16.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMAlpine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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Reviews for Alpine    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Alpine is a great place to live if you want to be away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's rural yet close to needed things. The schools are great with  More

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