2025 Compare Cities Education:
Las Cruces, NM vs Commerce, TX

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Highlights
- Commerce spends 4.7% less per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Commerce than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMCommerce, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,732$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,152$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10884573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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 2 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 4 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 Commerce    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to  More

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Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority,  More

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