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Deming, NM vs Portales, NM

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- Portales spends 4.8% more per student than Deming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Portales than in Deming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portales had 20.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Deming
 Deming, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,386$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,756  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,273$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Deming    6 Reviews
Dela · Deming, NM
Deming living
Over 10 years ago

I have lived there for 10 years. Beautiful scenery. Climate is great. Cost of living is low. Population nearly 15,000, 87% Hispanic. One of the poorest counties in the  More

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Bp · Deming, NM
Good old boy area. If not born there you will be
Over 14 years ago

Very prone to treating new moving here as outsiders. Been here several years and feel will always be an outsider never a art of the community. Local Walmart main food  More

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WAYNE · Deming, NM
cost of living
Over 16 years ago

hi cost of living is very very reasonable in deming,climet is good,town doen't have many amenities.IE. home depot,lowes,applebees,chili's  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews
Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN
Slowly Dying In The Desert
Over 6 years ago

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Alexia · Portales, NM
Alexia
Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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Constance · Portales, NM
Lived there. Never again.
Over 8 years ago

If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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