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Melbourne, FL vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 41.3% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Santa Fe than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 7 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 7 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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