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Raton, NM vs Wiggins, MS

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- Wiggins spends 39.0% less per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Wiggins than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wiggins had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMWiggins, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,191$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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