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Raton, NM vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 7.9% more per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Augusta than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton

Education
 Raton, NMAugusta, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,135$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321$14,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,608$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7211.8516.23
 Students per Librarian14833194573
 Students per Counselor486299530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.8%1.5%

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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 Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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