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Las Cruces, NM vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 25.4% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.1% higher in Fresno than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces, NMFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0521.3816.23
 Students per Librarian1912126164573
 Students per Counselor468646530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007
ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total

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