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Portales, NM vs Canyon, TX

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- Canyon spends 10.3% more per student than Portales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Canyon than in Portales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canyon had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portales
 Portales, NMCanyon, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,761$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5364573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews
Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN
Slowly Dying In The Desert
Over 6 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 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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Constance · Portales, NM
Lived there. Never again.
Over 8 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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Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews
Blair · Canyon, TX
Canyon still small town but Growing fast
Over 7 years ago

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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frank · Kennewick, WA
A nice little town
Over 17 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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