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Belen, NM vs Scottsbluff, NE

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Highlights
- Scottsbluff spends 14.6% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Scottsbluff than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsbluff had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,472$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3204573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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