2025 Compare Cities Education:
Compton, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 13.1% less per student than Compton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% lower in Santa Fe than in Compton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 40.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Compton
 Compton, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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