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Cloudcroft, NM vs Escondido, CA

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- Escondido spends 28.8% more per student than Cloudcroft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Escondido than in Cloudcroft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 19.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cloudcroft
 Cloudcroft, NMEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cloudcroft    4 Reviews

Escaped the Heat of Texas 4 years ago with the NO AC NEEDED summers in the cool pines at 9000 feet. I worked in Houston for 2 decades with the WORST climate, HUMIDITY  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived in California, Mexico, Spain, Miami ,Fl and in a couple cities in New Mexico and now I've lived in Cloudcroft, NM for almost one year now. It is a quant  More

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9,000 feet above sea level nestled in the Sacramento Mountains lies beautiful Cloudcroft, NM. Like any small town everyone knows everything about you. Cloudcroft boasts  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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