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Las Cruces, NM vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 41.6% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% higher in Palmdale than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces, NMPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0521.8616.23
 Students per Librarian191265654573
 Students per Counselor468380530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%12.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%16.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.5%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007
ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552

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