2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hatch, NM vs Silver City, NM

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Highlights
- Silver City spends 32.7% more per student than Hatch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Silver City than in Hatch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver City had 47.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hatch
 Hatch, NMSilver City, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,327$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,911$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hatch    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

When people think of New Mexico they think of a desert. Not Hatch. It is really green. It is the chile capital of the world. Not much happens here. Crime islow and  More

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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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