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Los Lunas, NM vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 23.8% more per student than Los Lunas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Des Moines than in Los Lunas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Lunas
 Los Lunas, NMDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Los Lunas    3 Reviews

The Village of Los Lunas used to be a very sought out place to live. Great Schools, friendly people, and beautiful country living with the enjoyment of privacy. Now, I  More

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Over 17 years ago

Boring is the word that comes to mind regarding Los Lunas. Moved here two years ago from Arizona. If you want to do anything you have to drive 25 miles to Albuquerque.  More

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Over 18 years ago

i grew up here but moved away to another city when i was married. now i have moved back and i have found that rents are very low in a lot of places here. the people are  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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