2025 Compare Cities Education:
Racine, WI vs Portales, NM

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- Portales spends 25.4% less per student than Racine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Portales than in Racine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portales had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Racine
 Racine, WIPortales, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,386$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,802  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,273$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Racine    9 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sad to see how far it has fallen over the last three decades or so. Still very depressed  More

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This city is a complete mess. I have lived all over the US for work and this place is a little Detroit after the great depression post 2008. Work is non-existent and  More

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Over 12 years ago

No jobs, no recreation. Poor education. High crime.  More

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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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