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Capitan, NM vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 2.2% more per student than Capitan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in Raton than in Capitan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Capitan
 Capitan, NMRaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14834573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  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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