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Raton, NM vs Mechanicsville, VA

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Highlights
- Mechanicsville spends 25.9% less per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.4% higher in Mechanicsville than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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