2026 Compare Cities Education:
La Cienega, NM vs Salida, CO

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- Salida spends 83.8% more per student than La Cienega.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Salida than in La Cienega. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salida had 21.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Cienega
 La Cienega, NMSalida, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for La Cienega    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Raised here know every family in this lil place ,tight knit friendly ,lowcrime ,mostly chicano and hippies we all got along good and shared the best bud in USA, dont dis  More

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La Cienegans were used to leaving their doors unlocked, knowing the neighbors, and it was a tight knit village. Now be careful, La Cienega has a substantial amount of  More

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Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 20 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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