2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Ruidoso, NM

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Highlights
- Ruidoso spends 7.0% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Ruidoso than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruidoso had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORRuidoso, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Ruidoso    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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