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Elephant Butte, NM vs Socorro, NM

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Highlights
- Socorro spends 36.3% more per student than Elephant Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Socorro than in Elephant Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Socorro had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elephant Butte
 Elephant Butte, NMSocorro, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,423  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,313$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11174573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Elephant Butte    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  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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