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Grand Coulee, WA vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan spends 7.4% less per student than Grand Coulee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Capitan than in Grand Coulee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Capitan had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Coulee
 Grand Coulee, WACapitan, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,709  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  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 8 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 19 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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