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Mountainair, NM vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 17.0% less per student than Mountainair.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Durango than in Mountainair. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 27.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountainair
 Mountainair, NMDurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,917  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor970  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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