2025 Compare Cities Education:
Capitan, NM vs Trinidad, CO

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Highlights
- Trinidad spends 9.5% more per student than Capitan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Trinidad than in Capitan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Trinidad had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Capitan
 Capitan, NMTrinidad, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%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.  Unlock16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Trinidad    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lousy investment. I bought 35 acres in 2005, and has not appreciated. Thought it was a deal at 895$/acre, however, it is only worth 195 to 295 per acre even if it has  More

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check it out and move here. I've lived all over this country so I know best. Look for the economy to grow very fast here and you better buy quick. Great architecture  More

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Over 11 years ago

Should we move here from  More

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