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Boca Raton, FL vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 5.5% less per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Las Cruces than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton

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 Boca Raton, FLLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,018$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,960$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3815.0516.23
 Students per Librarian74519124573
 Students per Counselor433468530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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ZIPS IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
33433 33486 33496 33434 33432 33431 33487
ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007

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