2025 Compare Cities Education:
North Aurora, IL vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 13.9% less per student than North Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Santa Fe than in North Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Aurora
 North Aurora, ILSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for North Aurora    6 Reviews

North Aurora is a small town, with many new houses built at the same time. Schneider Elementary school has a great staff, nice education with Illinois Institute of Math  More

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Since North Aurora is a small city with many new houses built at the same time, it's a close-knit community. Schneider school is excellent with friendly staff. There's  More

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Over 13 years ago

Though it is a small community (about 16,000), North Aurora is spread over a relatively large area. Getting around within neighborhoods on foot or bicycle is safe,  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 6 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 6 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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