2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dodge City, KS vs Socorro, NM

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Highlights
- Socorro spends 49.9% more per student than Dodge City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Socorro than in Dodge City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Socorro had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dodge City
 Dodge City, KSSocorro, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,677  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,313$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11174573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dodge City    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We went to Dodge City on a job interview and liked the place until we got down to talking with the realtor. I don't know where they came up with the median housing cost,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Old Western town atmosphere Cons: 1. Very poor school  More

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Reviews for Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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