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Portales, NM vs Wichita, KS

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- Wichita spends 4.7% more per student than Portales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Wichita than in Portales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wichita had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portales
 Portales, NMWichita, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5504573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

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