2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountainair, NM vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 2.6% less per student than Mountainair.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Aurora than in Mountainair. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountainair
 Mountainair, NMAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,917  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor970  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mountainair    1 Reviews

We were on our way to a funeral in Pinos Wells, NM when we were stopped by Mountainair Police. We were following several cars headed toward the cemetery at the same rate  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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