2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portales, NM vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 14.2% more per student than Portales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in St. Louis than in Portales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portales
 Portales, NMSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

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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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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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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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