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Parkston, SD vs Belen, NM

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- Belen spends 16.0% less per student than Parkston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.3% higher in Belen than in Parkston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belen had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkston
 Parkston, SDBelen, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,260  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15424573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Christine · Parkston, SD
Don’t move here
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived her for 5 months and hate it. People here are nice, but give off the feeling of being fake nice and two faced. (Don’t get me wrong I’ve met some genuinely  More

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Ivan · Belen, NM
Belen is my world it should be yours too !
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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