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Maricopa, AZ vs Las Vegas, NM

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Highlights
- Las Vegas spends 58.8% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Las Vegas than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Vegas had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZLas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,947$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,598$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19084573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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