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Capitan, NM vs Williston, ND

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Highlights
- Williston spends 31.2% more per student than Capitan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Williston than in Capitan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williston had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Capitan
 Capitan, NMWilliston, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,424$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,626$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2354573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%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.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Williston    5 Reviews

Police, judges and prosecutors are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Nothing to do. Every establishment is operated below its own company policies/standards. Overly-populated with ignorant and closeted men with a thirst for incessant  More

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Over 10 years ago

Okay, I understand what your getting at, but I PROMISE YOU THERES NOTHING WORSE IN THIS NATION to live in as Williston, ND. Sure the $$$ is pretty good, actually its  More

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