2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belen, NM vs Socorro, NM

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Highlights
- Socorro spends 65.8% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Socorro than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Socorro had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMSocorro, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,313$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11174573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%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 Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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