2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park City, UT vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 18.4% less per student than Park City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Las Cruces than in Park City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park City
 Park City, UTLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor340  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  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 2 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 4 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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