2025 Compare Cities Education:
Raton, NM vs Las Animas, CO

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Highlights
- Las Animas spends 34.0% less per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.4% higher in Las Animas than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Animas had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMLas Animas, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,983$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12224573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Las Animas    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Las Animas is a small town located in the SE corner of CO, that provides a quiet and peaceful lifestyle, at a low-cost. A great community for anyone desiring the rural  More

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