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Las Cruces, NM vs Truth or Consequences, NM

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- Truth or Consequences spends 14.1% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Truth or Consequences than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truth or Consequences had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMTruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,198$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4184573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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