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Foss, OK vs Capitan, NM

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- Capitan spends 38.5% more per student than Foss.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% higher in Capitan than in Foss. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Capitan had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Foss
 Foss, OKCapitan, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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