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Downey, CA vs Bernalillo, NM

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- Bernalillo spends 20.4% less per student than Downey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% lower in Bernalillo than in Downey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bernalillo had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Downey
 Downey, CABernalillo, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for Bernalillo    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Really looking forward to the new RailRunner light rail that is soon to be running between Bernalillo and Los Lunas (soon after to extend from Santa Fe to Belen). Only  More

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