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Deer Park, TX vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 4.0% less per student than Deer Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Las Cruces than in Deer Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deer Park
 Deer Park, TXLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Deer Park    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This school is in a good neighborhood,which is the only good thing I can say about this school. The teachers did not help my son when he needed it. I asked for  More

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Having lived in the Houston, Texas area for forty-five years, I was delighted to discover such a small town environment in Deer Park, Texas. When I first moved here a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Like that area on the Gulf coast you can cut the humidity with a knife, the refineries on the Houston ship channel are nearby and they STINK, especially with a north  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 3 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 5 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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