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Pampa, TX vs Portales, NM

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- Portales spends 34.2% more per student than Pampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Portales than in Pampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portales had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pampa
 Pampa, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,386$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,273$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor497  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pampa    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

people are gossipy and want to know everything about the lives of other to comment afterwards. The town is small is terrible climate in winter is cold and snowy.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Pampa, not Tampa. Culture and Recreation & Housing: I grew up in Pampa, but I've also lived in other places lately including North Carolina, Lubbock, and Canyon. To  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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