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Deming, NM vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 14.8% more per student than Deming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.1% higher in Porterville than in Deming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deming
 Deming, NMPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,756  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Deming    6 Reviews

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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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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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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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