2025 Compare Cities Education:
Capitan, NM vs Twin Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Twin Falls spends 43.4% less per student than Capitan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Twin Falls than in Capitan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Twin Falls had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Capitan
 Capitan, NMTwin Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11634573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Twin Falls    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It is a hub community that is a gateway to the north of Sun Valley and to the south for Jackpot. New High School of 3 years to add to the established one. The hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been living in Twin Falls for 2 plus years, like the people, very friendly. The Canyon is truly beautiful. Nice not to have to battle traffic, have places to walk to,  More

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In my 18 years here, Twin Falls has grown steadily, but all the schools, box stores, grocery stores are still within a 10-15 minute drive of each other. Traffic is a  More

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