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Daytona Beach, FL vs Santa Fe, NM

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- Santa Fe spends 42.6% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Santa Fe than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  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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