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Puyallup, WA vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 29.9% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Albuquerque than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WAAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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