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Espanola, NM vs Custer, SD

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Highlights
- Custer spends 12.4% less per student than Espanola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Custer than in Espanola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Custer had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Espanola
 Espanola, NMCuster, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,774$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,926$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Espanola    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is much too high for what you get here. The gas prices are at least 20 cents per gallon higher than anywhere else around. The electric bills are  More

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Over 19 years ago

high real estate  More

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Reviews for Custer    1 Reviews

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  More

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