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Encinitas, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 7.5% less per student than Encinitas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% lower in Santa Fe than in Encinitas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Encinitas
 Encinitas, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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