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Plainview, TX vs Portales, NM

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- Portales spends 3.6% more per student than Plainview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Portales than in Plainview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portales had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainview
 Plainview, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,386$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,856  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,273$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Plainview    1 Reviews
phs · Plainview, TX
plainview is cool
Over 21 years ago

plainview is small and theres nothing to do so come to plainview and have  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews
Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN
Slowly Dying In The Desert
Over 7 years ago

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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Alexia · Portales, NM
Alexia
Over 7 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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Constance · Portales, NM
Lived there. Never again.
Over 9 years ago

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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