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Las Cruces, NM vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 31.3% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Boulder than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces, NMBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0517.1116.23
 Students per Librarian19126194573
 Students per Counselor468213530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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