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Raton, NM vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 4.1% more per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Vail than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton

Education
 Raton, NMVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,135$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321$13,095$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,608$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7212.816.23
 Students per Librarian148317374573
 Students per Counselor486167530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%0.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%66.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%5.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%0.6%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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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