2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Cienega, NM vs Silver City, NM

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Highlights
- Silver City spends 7.9% more per student than La Cienega.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Silver City than in La Cienega. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver City had 17.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Cienega
 La Cienega, NMSilver City, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,327$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,911$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for La Cienega    2 Reviews

Over 1 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 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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