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Las Cruces, NM vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 49.5% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Sunnyvale than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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