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Melissa, TX vs Las Cruces, NM

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- Las Cruces spends 17.4% less per student than Melissa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Las Cruces than in Melissa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melissa
 Melissa, TXLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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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 3 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 5 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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