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Canyon, TX vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 2.5% more per student than Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% lower in Raton than in Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canyon
 Canyon, TXRaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,888  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14834573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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