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Highlands, NC vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 34.2% more per student than Highlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Santa Fe than in Highlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands
 Highlands, NCSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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