2024 Compare Cities Education:
Las Cruces, NM vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 35.7% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% higher in Lompoc than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0521.0116.23
 Students per Librarian1912123874573
 Students per Counselor468539530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%12.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.6%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 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 Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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