2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Las Cruces, NM

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- Las Cruces spends 3.1% less per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Las Cruces than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  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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