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Raton, NM vs Albuquerque, NM

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Highlights
- Albuquerque spends 14.9% less per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Albuquerque than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 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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