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Flagstaff, AZ vs Gallup, NM

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Highlights
- Gallup spends 29.7% more per student than Flagstaff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Gallup than in Flagstaff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gallup had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Flagstaff
 Flagstaff, AZGallup, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,163$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63384573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Flagstaff    50 Reviews

Amber · 

Flagstaff is absolutely the perfect place to call home. Especially for families. 4 perfectly balanced seasons. None too extreme and all beautiful. Ridiculously safe!  More

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Leah · 

I've lived here for one year and have to move because the cost to rent here is astronomical. I've been paying $2550/month and now for a comparable home it is $2900 and  More

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Every place depends on what you are looking for. So I will say a bit about me so you can assess where the review is coming from. I am a professional, single, female  More

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Reviews for Gallup    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Gallup for over 20 years and find this area very interesting. The tourist just blowing through see the vagrants & general run-down appearance, turn up  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gallup NM has great places to hike around and minimal cultural diversity. I found most of the white folk ( I am caucasion) to be super red neck.. I am having a hard time  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have to argue with the so called statistics. There are 3 kinds of lies and this is one of them in my view. I am/was an ER nurse and we see the worst a society has to  More

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