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Bozeman, MT vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 18.8% less per student than Bozeman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Las Cruces than in Bozeman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bozeman
 Bozeman, MTLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,384  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bozeman    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s  More

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Over 4 years ago

I will love it more I keep saying they’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once  More

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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 2 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 4 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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