2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burnsville, MN vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 24.4% less per student than Burnsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Las Cruces than in Burnsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burnsville
 Burnsville, MNLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

i live in mn and im sick of it me and my family are relocating to atlanta ga but idk if im gong to go threw with it i dont have any job experiance being a stay at home  More

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Over 19 years ago

Saint Paul and Minneapolis are blessed with a wide variety of music and theatre venues. The Ordway Theatre in St.Paul is a spectacular music hall and offers a great  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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