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Raton, NM vs Alamosa, CO

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Highlights
- Alamosa spends 26.5% less per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Alamosa than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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