2026 Compare Cities Education:
Belen, NM vs Dayton, NV

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 0.3% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Dayton than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMDayton, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 11 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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