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Belen, NM vs Highland, IL

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- Highland spends 20.7% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Highland than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMHighland, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews
Ivan · Belen, NM
Belen is my world it should be yours too !
Over 6 years ago

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 Highland    2 Reviews
Elizabeth · Highland, IL
Small town and growning
Over 8 years ago

Highland is a small farming town and we are growing. We roll up the sidewalks about ten every night except our bars, McDonalds and Walmart. We have a small movie theater  More

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Bp · Highland, IL
Highland
Over 16 years ago

Highland is honestly the second worst place i have ever live right behind Price, UT their is nothing to do and good luck finding a job. the only good thing about  More

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