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Issaquah, WA vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 35.8% less per student than Issaquah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Albuquerque than in Issaquah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Issaquah
 Issaquah, WAAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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