2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bellevue, WA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 24.6% less per student than Bellevue.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Santa Fe than in Bellevue. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellevue
 Bellevue, WASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bellevue    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Bellevue is absolutely amazing! Great for professionals and families! Many amenities in the city itself almost anything you need! Plus Seattle is a short drive from the  More

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I became a Bellevue resident twelve years ago after moving from Germany; I never lived anywhere else in the USA and have no intention of "experimenting". I also traveled  More

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I've lived in many different places in the U.S., and I loved Bellevue. Gorgeous mid-sized city with views of the cascades and beautiful lakes.  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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