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Hobbs, NM vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 11.4% less per student than Hobbs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Hobbs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 25.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hobbs

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 Hobbs, NMScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,926$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,736$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,886$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0918.2416.23
 Students per Librarian369923484573
 Students per Counselor696718530
 Grade School Educ.11.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.3%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN HOBBS, NEW MEXICO
88240
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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